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The Great Barrier
The Great Barrier

The Great Barrier

Romance..IN THE BUILDING OF A GREAT EMPIRE! Selected by LIFE MAGAZINE as the PICTURE of the WEEK!

Genres

DramaAction

OverView

The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

02 January 1937

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Hickey

Barry MacKay

Barry MacKay

Steve

Roy Emerton

Roy Emerton

Moody

Antoinette Cellier

Antoinette Cellier

Mary Moody

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Lou

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Major Rogers

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

James Hill

Arthur Loft

Arthur Loft

William Van Horne

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Joe

Jock MacKay

Jock MacKay

Bates

Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Bulldog Kelly

Ernest Sefton

Ernest Sefton

Magistrate

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Sir John Macdonald

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

George Stephen

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Donald Smith

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