The Great Barrier

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The Great Barrier

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

1937

1h 23m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Action

Overview

The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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15 members

Acting

Richard Arlen

Hickey

Acting

Barry MacKay

Steve

Acting

Roy Emerton

Moody

Acting

Antoinette Cellier

Mary Moody

Acting

Lilli Palmer

Lou

Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Major Rogers

Acting

Reginald Barlow

James Hill

Acting

Arthur Loft

William Van Horne

Acting

Ben Welden

Joe

Acting

Jock MacKay

Bates

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Acting

Henry Victor

Bulldog Kelly

Acting

Ernest Sefton

Magistrate

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Frank McGlynn Sr.

Sir John Macdonald

Acting

Gilbert Emery

George Stephen

Acting

Howard Hickman

Donald Smith

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