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    Barriers Burned Away

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    Barriers Burned Away
    Trade advertisement
    Directed byW.S. Van Dyke
    Written byLeah Baird
    Based onBarriers Burned Away
    by Edward Payson Roe
    Produced byArthur F. Beck
    StarringMabel Ballin
    Eric Mayne
    Frank Mayo
    CinematographyAndré Barlatier
    Production
    company
    Encore Pictures
    Distributed byPathé Exchange
    Release date
    • January 4, 1925 (1925-01-04)
    Running time
    		70 minutes
    CountryUnited States
    LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

    Barriers Burned Away is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Mabel Ballin, Eric Mayne, and Frank Mayo.[1] It is set at the time of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.

    The film is loosely adapted from the 1872 novel of the same name by Edward Payson Roe.

    Plot

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    Advertising from November 30, 1924 The Film Daily

    As described in a review in a film magazine,[2] Wayne Morgan (Mayo), an artist, learns from his mother that a valuable painting has been stolen. In order to track it down, he takes a job as a porter in the Randolph Art Shop. He eventually discovers the picture has been copied and denounces the copy as lacking inspiration, claiming the original. Mellon (Morey), who stole it, is sent to prison and Wayne gets his position as store manager. Christine Randolph (Ballin), painter of the copy, whom Wayne falls in love with, then tells him it was all a plot to get even with him. The great Chicago fire breaks out, due to Mrs. Leary’s (Craig) cow kicking over a lantern, setting fire to the barn. The whole city is destroyed, and Wayne rescues Christine who declares her real love for him.

    Cast

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    Actors Characters
    Mabel Ballin Christine Randolph
    Eric Mayne Mark Randolph
    Frank Mayo Wayne Morgan
    Wanda Hawley Molly Winthrop
    Wally Van Gale Winthrop
    Arline Pretty Mildred McCormick
    Lawson Butt Earl of Tarnsey
    Tom Santschi Hon. Bill Cronk
    Harry T. Morey Howard Mellon
    Jim Mason Slim Edwards
    J.P. Lockney Patrick Leary
    Mrs. Charles Craig Mrs. Leary
    William V. Mong Peg-Leg Sullivan
    Pat Harmon Halstead Street Terror
    Frankie Mann Kitty

    Preservation

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    A print of Barriers Burned Away is located in the Cineteca Italiana in Milan.[3]

    References

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    1. ^ Munden p. 40
    2. ^ Sewell, Charles S. (December 27, 1924). "Barriers Burned Away; Adaptation of Novel Built Around Great Chicago Fire Proves Unusually Good Entertainment". The Moving Picture World. 71 (8). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 831, 882.
    3. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Barriers Burned Away

    Bibliography

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    • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
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