The Barrier (1917)
100 min
When a cruel sea-captain named Bennett murders the mother of his child, the little girl is rescued and raised by Gale, a storekeeper. Years later, when the girl Necia has grown to womanhood, Bennett shows up in her Alaskan village, determined to have his vengeance on Gale and to retrieve Necia by force.
- Release date
- February 25, 1917
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Mabel Julienne Scott as Necia
- Mabel Julienne Scott as Merridy
- Russell Simpson as John Gaylord
- Russell Simpson as John Tale
- Howard Hall as Dan Bennett
- Howard Hall as Ben Stark
- Victor Sutherland as Lieutenant Meade Burrell
- Mitchell Lewis as Poleon Doret
- Edward Roseman as Runnion
- William J. Gross as 'No Creek' Lee
- Mary Carr as Alluna
Crew
- Edgar Lewis · Director
- Rex Beach · Writer
- Adrian Gil-Spear · Writer
- Frederick O. Hanks · Composer
- Sol Levy · Composer
- Edward Earle · Cinematographer
- Paul F. Maschke · Editor