''The Barrier'' is a
lost
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History
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1917 American silent northwoods
drama film
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directed by
Edgar Lewis
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Lewis was born in Fr ...
and starring Mabel Julienne Scott. It is based on the 1908
Rex Beach
Rex Ellingwood Beach (September 1, 1877 – December 7, 1949) was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player.
Early life
Rex Beach was born in Atwood, Michigan, but moved to Tampa, Florida, with his family where his father ...
novel ''The Barrier''.
The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Barrier''
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The Beach novel was filmed again by MGM in 1926 as ''The Barrier
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'' starring Lionel Barrymore.
Cast
*Mabel Julienne Scott
Mabel Julienne Scott (November 2, 1892 – October 1, 1976) was an American stage and silent movie actress.
Biography
Scott was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Joseph and Martie Scott, of French and Norwegian heritage. A graduate of No ...
as Necia / Merridy
* Russell Simpson as John Gaylord / John Gale
* Howard Hall as Dan Bennett / Ben Stark
*Victor Sutherland
Victor Sutherland (February 28, 1889 – August 29, 1968) was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Career
Born in Paducah, Kentucky, Sutherland worked on stage and in motion pictures from the 1910s through the 1950s, when he al ...
as Lt. Meade Burrell
* Mitchell Lewis as Poleon Doret
*Edward Roseman
Edward Roseman (May 14, 1875 – September 16, 1957), sometimes identified as Edward F. Roseman, was an American actor, who worked primarily during the silent film era.
Biography
The son of a pharmacist, Roseman was born in Terre Haute, Ind ...
as Runnion
*W. J. Gross as "No Creek" Lee
*Mary Carr
Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in ...
as Alluna (credited as Mary Kennevan Carr)
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1917 films
American silent feature films
Films based on American novels
Films based on works by Rex Beach
Lost American films
Silent American drama films
1917 drama films
1917 lost films
Lost drama films
Films directed by Edgar Lewis
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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