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United Artists,
1926. Directed by Henry King. Camera: George Barnes and
Gregg Toland. With
Gary Cooper,
Ronald
Colman, Vilma Bánky, Charles Lane, Paul McAllister. |
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Willard Holmes, an eastern engineer, comes
west to assist his unscrupulous stepfather in the execution of a vast
desert irrigation project, and he meets Barbara Worth, adopted daughter
of banker Jefferson Worth, who originated the reclamation plan.
Holmes's stepfather, Greenfield, builds a cheap and dangerous intake at
the river to fleece the settlers of their money. Worth moves away to
form another city, offering the settlers free land and water. The
avaricious Greenfield shuts off Worth's credit and breeds discontent
among his workers. To bring money, Holmes and Abe Lee make a
desperate ride across the mountains and succeed, though Lee is wounded.
Greenfield's dam overflows and floods his town, but Holmes succeeds in
building a new dam and marries Barbara. |
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