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The Winning of Barbara Worth

192689 minUnited States
WesternDramaRomance

Synopsis

Raised by a man who dreams of irrigating the desert, Barbara becomes involved with an engineer working to divert the Colorado River. His employer's refusal to strengthen the project threatens the settlement. Romantic rivalry gives way to a struggle against a flood produced by human decisions as much as nature.

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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
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89:11
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Creator:Henry King · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsHenry King

Inspirations

Henry King adapted Harold Bell Wright's novel around the historical creation of the Salton Sea in 1905. California and Nevada locations support the contrast between the desert's apparent emptiness and the scale of the water unleashed upon it.

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