Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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The Winning of Barbara Worth
What was the most eloquent word uttered in the language of the desert?
While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
- Original title
- The Winning of Barbara Worth
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jun 6, 2022 · via TMDB
This is a great example of a silent film that captures some of the original pioneering spirit of those American settlers determined to make a go of it - even in the harshest of circumstances. Charles Lane is "Jefferson Worth" - a rancher who rescues orphaned "Barbara" (Vilma Bánky) and brings her up as his own daughter. Years pass and as she grows, so do the ambitions of the territory - and when a developer arrives with an engineering project that could irrigate the arid land, they jump at the chance. Problem is, the developer skimps on the construction of the dam, and so at the first heavy rainfall upstream it all goes a bit awry. Meantime, both the stepson of the crooked developer "Willard" (Ronald Colman) and her father's ranch foreman "Abe" (Gary Cooper) are fighting for the favour of "Barbara" and it's not long before everything comes to a head. Technically, the imagery is super - the film copes well with what must have been very intense sunlight, and the detail is perfect. Maybe just the odd too many inter-titles that can break up the pace a bit, but in the round it's a well made, enjoyable piece of cinema history with a decent story and lovely score from Ted Henkel played on the Wurlitzer to boot.
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Ronald Colman
Willard Holmes
Vilma Banky
Barbara Worth
Gary Cooper
Abe Lee
Charles Lane
Jefferson Worth
Paul McAllister
The Seer
E.J. Ratcliffe
James Greenfield
Clyde Cook
Tex
Erwin Connelly
Pat Mooney
Ed Brady
McDonald
Sammy Blum
Horace Blanton
Fred Esmelton
George Cartwright
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Henry King
Director
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Frances Marion
Writer
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Oct 14, 1926
