The Winning of Barbara Worth

The Winning of Barbara Worth
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry King
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Written by	Frances Marion
Based on	The Winning of Barbara Worth; by Harold Bell Wright
Starring	Ronald Colman; Vilma Bánky; Gary Cooper;
Music by	Ted Henkel
Cinematography	George Barnes; Thomas Branigan; Gregg Toland;
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Production; company	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	October 14, 1926 (USA);
Running time	89 minutes; 9 reels, 8,757 ft;
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Winning of Barbara Worth is a 1926 American Western silent film directed by Henry King, and starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky and Gary Cooper (who replaced Monte Blue). Based on Harold Bell Wright's novel The Winning of Barbara Worth, the film is notable for the climactic flood sequence, depicting the 1905 formation of the Salton Sea.

Plot

As a child, Barbara is orphaned when her settler parents perish trying to cross a California desert. She is rescued and raised by Jefferson Worth, who dreams of irrigating the desert. Fifteen years later, Willard Holmes, the chief engineer of a company intent on diverting the Colorado River to do just that, arrives and is smitten with Barbara. However, he has a rival for her affections: local cowboy Abe Lee, who realizes, toward the end of the picture, that Barbara's love for him will never be anything more than the love a sister feels for a brother. Willard Holmes's greedy employer, meanwhile, refuses to spend the money to reinforce his gigantic water project. This results in a catastrophic flood, the visual and dramatic highlight of the film. Barbara is impressed by Willard's heroism, and he promises to return to marry her after he has conquered the Colorado River and turned the desert into a bountiful paradise.

Cast

Ronald Colman as Willard Holmes
Vilma Bánky as Barbara Worth
Gary Cooper as Abe Lee
Charles Willis Lane as Jefferson Worth
Paul McAllister as The Seer
E. J. Ratcliffe as James Greenfield
Clyde Cook as Tex
Erwin Connelly as Pat Mooney
Ed Brady as McDonald
Sammy Blum as Horace Blanton
Fred Esmelton as George Cartwright
Bill Patton as Little Rosebud

Production

The movie was filmed in California's Imperial Valley and in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.[1][2][3]

References

Earl, Phillip I. (Winter–Spring 1988). "The Story of the Making of The Winning of Barbara Worth". Humboldt Historian. Silents are Golden. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
"The Winning of Barbara Worth". Silent Era. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
Tipton, Ruth Fenstermaker (1976). "Desert Film City". In Paher, Stanley W. (ed.). Nevada Official Bicentennial Book. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications. p. 176. Retrieved 27 Jul 2018.

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[silents-1] Earl, Phillip I. (Winter–Spring 1988). "The Story of the Making of The Winning of Barbara Worth". Humboldt Historian. Silents are Golden. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

[silent-era-2] "The Winning of Barbara Worth". Silent Era. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

[3] Tipton, Ruth Fenstermaker (1976). "Desert Film City". In Paher, Stanley W. (ed.). Nevada Official Bicentennial Book. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications. p. 176. Retrieved 27 Jul 2018.