---
title: 'The Barrier (1926)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George W. Hill'
released: '1926-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 70
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-barrier-1926'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016628/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Barrier (1926)

1926 · 70 min · Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Barrier is a 1926 American silent adventure film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by George Hill a former cinematographer. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Henry B. Walthall, Norman Kerry and Marceline Day and is based on the 1908 wilderness novel of the same name by Rex Beach. The film was a breakout role for Day who received praise notices from critics. Previous versions of the novel had been filmed in 1913 and 1917 respectively. This film is the last silent version to be filmed. The Barrier is a lost film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George W. Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-w-hill)
- **Screenplay:** [Harvey Gates](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-gates)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ira H. Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ira-h-morgan), [Max Fabian](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-fabian)

## Cast

- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)
- [Henry B. Walthall](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-b-walthall)
- [Marceline Day](https://cinepixo.com/people/marceline-day)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-barrier-1926
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