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The Barrier

1937 · 90 min

A sturdy old-fashioned frontier melodrama with snowy vistas, a long-simmering grudge and gentle romance at its heart.

Directed by
Lesley Selander
Genres
Adventure
Overview
Gale, a store owner, lives in an Alaskan village with his grown ward, Necia, whom he had rescued years before from her murderer father, Captain Bennett. Now Bennett, disguised as Ben Stark, has arrived in the village seeking vengeance and his daughter.

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Directed by
Lesley Selander
Genres
Adventure
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure
Directed by
Lesley Selander
Written by
Bernard Schubert
Starring
Leo Carrillo, Jean Parker, James Ellison, Otto Kruger, J.M. Kerrigan, Robert Barrat, Andy Clyde, Sally Martin
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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