The Great Divide

1h 12min

Action

Romance

Western

Stephen Ghent, a mineowner, falls in love with Ruth Jordan, an arrogant girl from the East, unaware that she is the daughter of his dead partner. Ruth is vacationing in Arizona and Mexico with a fast set of friends, including her fiancé, Edgar. Manuella, a Spanish halfbreed hopelessly in love with Ghent, causes Ruth to return to her fiancé when she insinuates that Ghent belongs to her. Ghent follows Ruth, kidnaps her, and takes her into the wilderness to endure hardship. There she discovers that she loves Ghent, and she discards Edgar in favor of him.

Cast

Dorothy Mackaill

Dorothy Mackaill

Ruth Jordan
Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Steven Ghent
Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Manuella
Creighton Hale

Creighton Hale

Edgar Blossom
Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Dutch Romero
Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Winthrop Amesbury
Roy Stewart

Roy Stewart

Joe Morgan
Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)
James Ford

James Ford

Ruth's Friend (uncredited)
Seymour Kupper

Seymour Kupper

Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Lorraine

Jean Lorraine

Polly (uncredited)
Claude Payton

Claude Payton

Minor Role (uncredited)
Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

Cowboy (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno

Hector V. Sarno

Mexican (uncredited)

Release date

15th Sep 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English