

The Great Barrier
1937-01-02 · 83 min · ★ 7.5
The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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- Directors
- Milton Rosmer, Geoffrey Barkas
- Production companies
- Gaumont British Picture Corporation of America
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Richard ArlenHickey
Roy EmertonMoody
Antoinette CellierMary Moody
Lilli PalmerLou
J. Farrell MacDonaldMajor Rogers
Reginald BarlowJames Hill
Arthur LoftWilliam Van Horne
Ben WeldenJoe
Henry VictorBulldog Kelly
Frank McGlynn Sr.Sir John Macdonald
Gilbert EmeryGeorge Stephen
Howard HickmanDonald SmithTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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