Movie: The Great Barrier

Top 10 Billed 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

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  • Overview

    The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

  • Release Date

    1937-01-02

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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