The Great Divide
Steven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he visits the…
The Great Divide
Steven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he visits the annual Fiesta for the last time, and he encounters Ruth Jordan, the daughter of his long-dead partner, and discovers that she is a decadent, world-weary society girl. He decides that she's in need of reforming, and that a dose of the Greats Outdoors might do it - so he kidnaps her. —Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu> Ian Keith, a forgotten leading man of the silent era, stars as Ghent. The equally unknown Dorothy Mackaill costars as Ruth Jordan, who is the daughter of Ghent's deceased partner. Ruth, who has been living the high life in the big city, does not realize that Ghent has been supporting her as a favor to her father. Ruth and Steven accidentally bump into each other in a small western town near the Mexican border. He is shocked to discover that Ruth has become a hard-drinking flapper, traveling cross-country by train with her spoiled, flighty friends. Steven believes that her attitude and behavior needs adjusting. His solution is to expose her to the simple life of the West and the beauty of the great outdoors. Disguised as a Mexican bandit, he kidnaps her and whisks her away to an isolated cabin. Jealous of Steven's interest in Ruth, the volatile servant Manuella (played by Myrna Loy) tries to come between the cowboy and the city girl.
The Great Divide
Drama,Musical,Romance
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Steven Ghent has decided to sell the mine he's owned for fifteen years, located at the border of Mexico where the Great Divide ends. When the representatives are delayed for a few days, he visits the annual Fiesta for the last time, and he encounters Ruth Jordan, the daughter of his long-dead partner, and discovers that she is a decadent, world-weary society girl. He decides that she's in need of reforming, and that a dose of the Greats Outdoors might do it - so he kidnaps her.
—Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu> Ian Keith, a forgotten leading man of the silent era, stars as Ghent. The equally unknown Dorothy Mackaill costars as Ruth Jordan, who is the daughter of Ghent's deceased partner. Ruth, who has been living the high life in the big city, does not realize that Ghent has been supporting her as a favor to her father.
Ruth and Steven accidentally bump into each other in a small western town near the Mexican border. He is shocked to discover that Ruth has become a hard-drinking flapper, traveling cross-country by train with her spoiled, flighty friends. Steven believes that her attitude and behavior needs adjusting.
His solution is to expose her to the simple life of the West and the beauty of the great outdoors. Disguised as a Mexican bandit, he kidnaps her and whisks her away to an isolated cabin. Jealous of Steven's interest in Ruth, the volatile servant Manuella (played by Myrna Loy) tries to come between the cowboy and the city girl..