The Great Divide (1925 film)

The Great Divide
Directed byReginald Barker
Written byBenjamin Glazer and Waldemar Young
Based onThe Great Divide
1906 play
by William Vaughn Moody
Produced byLouis B. Mayer
StarringAlice Terry
Conway Tearle
Wallace Beery
CinematographyPercy Hilburn (*French)
Edited byRobert J. Kern
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 15, 1925 (1925-02-15)
Running time
80 minutes; 7,811 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
Budget$318,000[1]
Box office$674,000[1]

The Great Divide is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and produced and distributed by MGM. The film stars Alice Terry, Conway Tearle, and Wallace Beery. It is based on the William Vaughn Moody play, being the second of three film adaptations.[2] The play had been made famous on the 1906 Broadway stage with Margaret Anglin, Henry Miller, Laura Hope Crews, and a pre-Griffith Henry B. Walthall in the principal parts.[3]

  1. ^ a b H. Mark Glancy, "MGM Film Grosses, 1924-28: The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol. 12, No. 2 1992, pp. 127-144, at p. 129
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Great Divide at silentera.com
  3. ^ 1906 Broadway Premiere of The Great Divide, at IBDb.com