The Winning of Barbara Worth
The Winning of Barbara Worth ★★½ 1926
Orphaned Barbara (Banky) has been raised by rancher Jefferson Worth (Lane), whose dream is to irrigate the desert. She's in love with foreman Abe Lee (young and gorgeous Cooper) until Willard Holmes (Colman) comes to town. Holmes is an engineer who has been hired by a land speculator to dam the local river but the speculator cheats the ranchers and uses cheap materials on the dam, setting up a spectacular disaster that has Holmes and Lee joining forces. King filmed on location in Nevada. Based on the novel by Harold Bell Wright. 89m/B DVD . Vilma Banky, Ronald Colman, Gary Cooper, Charles Lane, E.J. Ratcliffe; D: Henry King; W: Frances Marion; C: Gregg Toland, Georges Barens; M: Ted Henkel.
More From encyclopedia.com
Gary Cooper , COOPER, Gary
Nationality: American. Born: Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana, 7 May 1901. Education: Dunstable College, England, until WWI; Wesley… Spike Lee , Spike Lee 1957–
Filmmaker
At a Glance…
Pursued Film Career
Scored a Surprise Hit with She’s Gotta Have It
School Daze: A Microcosm of Black Life
Expl… Robert Edward Lee , Lee, Robert E.
Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870
Robert Edward Lee was the most famous general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War (1861–1… Bruce Lee , At the time of his sudden and mysterious death in 1973, actor and martial arts expert Bruce Lee (1940-1973) was on the verge of international super-s… Charles Lee , Charles Lee
British-born General Charles Lee (1731-1782) joined the forces of George Washington's Continental Army in 1775. His capture by British tr… Lee A. Iacocca , lees •Achinese, Ambonese, appease, Assamese, Balinese, Belize, Beninese, Bernese, bêtise, Bhutanese, breeze, Burmese, Cantonese, Castries, cerise, ch…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
The Winning of Barbara Worth