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| Across the Divide | |
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| Directed by | John Holloway |
| Written by | Beatrice Frederick |
| Starring | Rex Ballard Rosemary Theby Ralph McCullough |
| Cinematography | Allen Q. Thompson |
Production companies | G. & J. Photoplay Company Playgoers Pictures |
| Distributed by | Associated Exhibitors |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Across the Divide is a lost 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Holloway and starring Rex Ballard, Rosemary Theby and Ralph McCullough.[1]
Plot
[edit]Left by his dying mother in the care of Buck, Wallace Layson has no knowledge of his real identity. Wallace is to inherit a ranch on his 21st birthday. His father returns and induces Rosa, a dancehall girl, to marry Wallace in a plot to cheat him out of his inheritance. But Wallace is in love with Helen. Buck tells Wallace that the real heir has died and persuades him to pose as the heir, which foils the plans of his father and secures a home for Wallace and Helen. Buck reveals the Wallace's true identity and leaves without revealing that he is the Wallace's half brother.
Cast
[edit]- Rex Ballard as Buck Layson
- Rosemary Theby as Rosa
- Ralph McCullough as Wallace Layson
- Thomas Delmar as Dago
- Gilbert Clayton as Newton
- Dorothy Manners as Helen
- Flora Hollister as White Flower
Themes
[edit]According to A Guide to Silent Westerns, the film is an "early drama" that "takes advantage of the natural surroundings, thus anticipating one of the prerequisites of a good Western."[2]
Preservation
[edit]With no holdings located in archives, Across the Divide is considered a lost film.[3]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ↑ American Film Institute 1997, p. 4.
- ↑ Langman 1992, p. 3.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Across The Divide". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
Sources
[edit]- American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
- Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8.
- Katchmer, George A. (2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
- Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.