Across the Divide

Across the Divide
Across the Divide
Directed by	John Holloway
Written by	Beatrice Frederick
Starring	Rex Ballard; Rosemary Theby; Ralph McCullough
Cinematography	Allen Q. Thompson
Production; companies	G. & J. Photoplay Company; Playgoers Pictures
Distributed by	Associated Exhibitors
Release date	October 9, 1921;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Across the Divide is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Holloway and starring Rex Ballard, Rosemary Theby and Ralph McCullough.^[1]

Plot

Left by his dying mother in the care of Buck (Rex Ballard), Wallace Layson (Ralph McCullough) has no knowledge of his real identity. Wallace is to inherit a ranch on his 21st birthday. His father returns and induces Rosa (Rosemary Theby), a dancehall girl, to marry Wallace in a plot to cheat him out of his inheritance. But Wallace is in love with Helen (Dorothy Manners). Buck tells Wallace that the real heir has died and persuades him to pose as the heir, which foils the plans of his father and secures a home for Wallace and Helen. Buck reveals the Wallace's true identity and leaves without revealing that he is the Wallace's half brother.

Cast

Rex Ballard as Buck Layson
Rosemary Theby as Rosa
Ralph McCullough as Wallace Layson
Thomas Delmar as Dago
Gilbert Clayton as Newton
Dorothy Manners as Helen
Flora Hollister as White Flower

Themes

According to A Guide to Silent Westerns, the film is an "early drama" that "takes advantage of the natural surroundings, thus anticipating one of the prerequisites of a good Western."^[2]

References

^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
^ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.

External links

Across the Divide at IMDb

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[1] Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.

[2] Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.

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