Based on harold bell wrights novel the winning of barbara worth, the film is notable for the climactic flood sequence, depicting the 1905 formation of the salton sea. The winning of barbara worth is gorgeously shot by legendary cinematographers george barnes, already an established quantity in hollywood, and his assistant gregg toland, who was just starting out at the time. Gorgeous young barbara worth wants one thing to help her adopted father turn their dusty desert town into farmland. The winning of barbara worth is a romance in which the romance is the least interesting element. Often as barbara sat looking over that great basin her heart cried out to know the secret it held.
The silent film the winning of barbara worth 1926 is one of the latest releases in the warner archives line of samuel goldwyn classics. Father charles lane has a dream of building a dam and irrigating the desert and turning it into an agricultural paradise. This is a clip of the movie, the winning of barbara worth 1926. But whereas those films were set in the 19th century, this is. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright free. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present. She was born verna louise dooley in 1906 but it is not clear where. The winning of barbara worth library of congress classification. The documentary reconstruction of the winning of barbara worth is of such a high standard that it places the film on a level with the other silent western epics, the covered wagon 1923 and the iron horse 1924. The shepherd of the hills harold bell wright 144 downloads. Theres a fine plot synopsis of the winning of barbara worth 1926 provided by jim beaver at the internet movie database, for he offers just enough hooks without giving away the whole shebang.
Streamcloud the winning of barbara worth 1926 deutsch. While this story is not in any way a history of this part of the colorado desert now known as the imperial valley, nor a biography of anyone connected with this splendid achievement, i must in honesty admit that this work which in the past ten years has transformed a vast, desolate waste into a beautiful land of homes. But when a wealthy land developer is hired to build a dam and tap the colorado river, barbara finds herself the object of a rivalry between her close friend and the developers son. The winning of barbara worth 1926 california herps.
Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. The winning of barbara worth is a remarkable story. The plot revolves around the reclamation of the southern end of californias imperial valley and many see it as contest between two anyone who has vacationed in branson, mo is familiar with harold bell wrights the shepherd of the hills. The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry. Admission is free and the program is open to the public. Title the winning of barbara worth, contributor names wright, harold bell, 18721944. Ronald colman and vilma banky made a lovely couple, and i liked both of their characters.
Download the winning of barbara worth ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Germany or denmark, where only one fifth and one sixth, respectively. The winning of barbara worth 1911 tree men head from california to a frontier town along. Winning of barbara worth by wright, harold bell, illustrated by f. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. He pits business for the sake of money only, with no regard to how it affects people, against business which also makes money, but serves man and in a larger sense, the world. Some of the silents are more original than contemporary movies.
The winning of barbara worth is een amerikaanse western uit 1926 onder regie van henry king. Jefferson worths outfit of four mules and a big wagon pulled out of san felipe at daybreak, headed for rubio city. The winning of barbara worth is a dramaromancewestern film directed by henry king, released on october 14 of 1926 in the usa. The winning of barbara worth is a book about the development of imperial county california and its reclamation from desert to farmland. Its the winning of barbara worth 1926 and despite the clunky title, its a real winner, with something for everyone. While building an irrigation system for a southwestern desert community, an engineer vies with a local cowboy for the affections of a ranchers daughter. The eyes of the world harold bell wright 152 downloads. The winning of barbara worth 1926 kinoxto kbs downloaden the winning of barbara worth 1926 torrent kbs downloaden hot. Occasionally i like to watch a silent movie, especially if theres a rattlesnake in it. The winning of barbara worth 1926 uncompressed dvd5 silent w torrent download torrent files list. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western feature film gorillas.
The winning of barbara worth also available in format docx and mobi. The winning of barbara worth in novel form sold around 2. Engineers are heroes of the winning of barbara worth. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Graham cootes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Census records claim that she was born in columbus, ohio, in 1906. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 american western silent film directed by henry king. She was born verna dooley in columbus, ohio, the daughter of james h. The winning of barbara worth download pdfepub ebook. The winning of barbara worth download italiano, film the winning of barbara worth in italiano newer post older post home. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 american western silent film directed by henry king, and starring ronald colman, vilma banky and gary cooper who replaced monte blue. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film.
The winning of barbara worth is a modern western set in 1926 arizona where bankys father is the local head honcho in a small town. Ratcliffe to irrigate the desert, the title character vilma banky arriving to instigate their meeting, in. Barbara worths fame was largely overshadowed by the popular novel and film, the winning of barbara worth, which had no connection to her. Audio recorded live at the brook theatre in bound brook, nj and synced up to picture. Goring, manager of the forum, was very high on the film, calling it probably the greatest picture of the west ever to grace the screen.
I came to it from the angle of knowing the area and its history very well i live here so it was an interesting perspective of i assume mostly fictional characters based on history but not quite as it was. Wright develops his concept of ministry through work as the central theme. The little town of winnemucca had its own special premiere on december 7, with seats filled by the same townspeople who had served as extras earlier that summer. The winning of barbara worth 1911 harold bell wright on. The winning of barbara worth 1926 vilma banky, ronald. Making of the winning of barbara worth silents are golden. This volume from the cornell university librarys print collections was scanned on an apt bookscan and converted to jpg 2000 format by kirtas technologies. The winning of barbara worth 1926, a film by henry king. The winning of barbara worth download free fiction. Neumann, barbara, institute for advanced sustainability studies, germany. From the swinging red tassels on the bridles of the leaders to the galvanized iron water.
Barbara worth banky was a little thin as a character, but she was still likable and fun. An orphaned child found by an engineering team is adopted by financier jefferson worth when search fails to find any indication of her family. The winning of barbara worth 1926 uncompressed dvd5 silent. The winning of barbara worth 1926 directed by henry king cast. I was quite surprised to find him such a compelling author. She attended both ohio state and a private school in charleston, south carolina. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright, first. Harold bell wright was a famous author quite a few years back.
A web page dedicated to the winning of barbara worth. The winning of barbara worth is a 1926 american western silent film directed by henry king, and starring ronald colman, vilma banky and gary cooper who. The winning of barbara worth 1926 drama, romance, western. The winning of barbara worth il cinema ritrovato festival. Free download of the winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright. While many of the goldwyn classics are being released on dvd for the first time, the winning of barbara worth is a reissue of a title which was included in a 2007 gary cooper collection which is now out of print. Home author catalog title catalog sectioned catalog the winning of barbara worth 175 illustration.
The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright 1999. Her death records, however, state that her birthplace was charleston, west virginia, where. The winning of barbara worth 1926 uncompressed dvd5 silent western ddr. The winning of barbara worth is often considered his masterpiece and rightly so. And you can see for yourself when the film is screened on wednesday, jan. The winning of barbara worth by harold bell wright and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The winning of barbara worth a plan to irrigate the western. Burt company, barbara worth, the adopted daughter of a benevolent capitalist, dreams of turning californias imperial valley into a fertile land. Filmed in black rock desert near the towns of trego, winnemucca and gerlach, many locals were hired as extras, and ranchers were paid to. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Introduction of both the dueling hunks, 3rd billed gary cooper as local surveyor abe and topbilled ronald colman as engineer holmes, brought in with his boss e.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Barbara worth 19061955 was an american film actress and screenwriter. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Willard holmes, an eastern engineer, comes west to assist his unscrupulous stepfather in the execution of a vast desert irrigation project, and he meets barbara worth, adopted daughter of banker jefferson worth, who originated the reclamation.