The Barrier (1926 film)

The Barrier
French film poster
Directed byGeorge W. Hill
Written byHarvey Gates
Based onThe Barrier
by Rex Beach
StarringLionel Barrymore
Marceline Day
Henry B. Walthall
CinematographyMax Fabian
Ira H. Morgan
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 21, 1926 (1926-05-21) (United States)
Running time
70 mins.
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Barrier is a 1926 American silent adventure film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by George Hill.[1] The film stars Lionel Barrymore and Marceline Day and is based on the 1908 wilderness novel of the same name by Rex Beach. Previous versions of the novel had been filmed in 1913 and 1917 respectively. This film is the last silent version to be filmed.[2] The Barrier is a lost film.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Detail view of Movies Page". afi.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.(Wayback)
  2. ^ White Munden, Kenneth, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1921-1930. University of California Press. p. 40. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  3. ^ "The Barrier Lost Film Files - MGM 1926".
  4. ^ "The Barrier / George Hill [motion picture]:Bibliographic Record Description: Performing Arts Encyclopedia, Library of Congress". loc.gov. 1926.