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“What was the most eloquent word uttered in the language of the desert?”
The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926)
October 14, 19261h 29mEN
6.5
23 votes
Overview
While building an irrigation system for a Southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a rancher's daughter.
Director
Henry KingWriters
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Free
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Status
Released
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Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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CinemaSerf
7.0This is a great example of a silent film that captures some of the original pioneering spirit of those American settlers determined to make a go of it - even in the harshest of circumstances. Charles Lane is "Jefferson Worth" - a rancher who rescues orphaned "Barbara" (Vilma Bánky) and brings her up as his own daughter. Years pass and as she grows, so do the ambitions of the territory - and when a developer arrives with an engineering project that could irrigate the arid land, they jump at the chance. Problem is, the developer skimps on the construction of the dam, and so at the first heavy ra…
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