Underplayed Gems

The Broken Barrier (1914)

The Broken Barrier poster
Directed by
Tom Ricketts
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A silent short from 1914. It follows a romantic conflict between a man and a woman who face a disagreement or separation. The story plays out in a few simple scenes with title cards.

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What happens

The Broken Barrier รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1914 diretto da Thomas Ricketts. Prodotto dalla American Film Manufacturing Company, aveva come interpreti Ed Coxen, Winifred Greenwood, Ida Lewis, George Field, John Steppling, William Bertram. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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