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The Winning of Barbara Worth

Filmography

Apr 5

Written By Bettina Klinger

The Winning of Barbara Worth

Directed by Henry King. 98 mins. (1926)
Gary Cooper – Abe Lee
A young cowboy working on an ambitious irrigation project in the Southwestern desert finds himself in rivalry with an Eastern engineer for the love of a rancher’s daughter, as the fate of their struggling community hangs in the balance.
Also starring Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky, and Charles Lane.
Gary Cooper’s first substantial screen role after years as a stunt rider, the film helped launch him as a leading man. Based on the bestselling 1911 novel by Harold Bell Wright.

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