The Great Divide (1915 film)

The Great Divide
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Directed by	Edgar Lewis
Written by	Anthony Paul Kelly (scenario)
Based on	The Great Divide 1906 play by William Vaughn Moody
Produced by	Siegmund Lubin
Starring	Ethel Clayton House Peters
Cinematography	Edward Earle (not the actor)
Production company	Lubin Manufacturing Company
Distributed by	V-L-S-E
Release date	December 20, 1915 (1915-12-20)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Great Divide is a 1915 American silent drama film produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and starring Ethel Clayton. It is based on the 1906 stage play The Great Divide by William Vaughn Moody. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Ethel Clayton as Ruth Jordan
• House Peters as Stephen Ghent
• Marie Sterling as Mrs. Jordan
• Hayden Stevenson as Phil Jordan
• Mary Moore as Phil Jordan's Wife
• Warner Richmond as Dr. Newberry
• Fred O'Beck as Dutch (credited as Ferdinand O'Beck)
• Ray Chamberlin as Pedro

Preservation

A complete print of The Great Divide survives at the British Film Institute. ^[3]

References

1. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Great Divide". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: The Great Divide at silentera.com
3. "The Library of Congress American / FIAF Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Great Divide". May 5, 2022. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

External links

• The Great Divide at IMDb
• The Great Divide at the TCM Movie Database
• The Great Divide at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films