Broken Barriers (1924 film)
| Broken Barriers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Reginald Barker |
| Written by | Sada Cowan Howard Higgin |
| Starring | James Kirkwood Norma Shearer Adolphe Menjou |
| Cinematography | Percy Hilburn |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Broken Barriers is a 1924 American silent film starring James Kirkwood, Norma Shearer, and Adolphe Menjou. It was directed by Reginald Barker. The film was based upon the novel of the same name by Meredith Nicholson.[1] The film's status is currently unknown.[2]
Plot
Grace Durland (Shearer) is a young debutante who is forced to leave college when her father goes bankrupt. While working for a living, she falls in love with Ward Trenton (Kirkwood) who is married. As she reveals her love for a married man to her family, the reaction is very negative. Ward's evil wife refuses to grant him a divorce. This changes when he is injured in a car accident.
Cast
- James Kirkwood - Ward Trenton
- Norma Shearer - Grace Durland
- Adolphe Menjou - Tommy Kemp
- Mae Busch - Irene Kirby
- George Fawcett - Mr. Durland
- Margaret McWade - Mrs. Durland
- Robert Agnew - Bobbie Durland
- Ruth Stonehouse - Ethel Durland
- Robert Frazer - John Moore
- Winifred Bryson - Mrs. Ward Trenton
- Vera Reynolds - Sadie Denton
- Edythe Chapman - Beulah Reynolds
- George Kuwa - Chang
References
- ^ 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. 91. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
- ^ Broken Barriers at the silentera.com database
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