The Barrier
Seen it?1937 | 90 min | Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved The Revenant, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
Gale, a store owner, lives in an Alaskan village with his grown ward, Necia, whom he had rescued years before from her murderer father, Captain Bennett. Now Bennett, disguised as Ben Stark, has arrived in the village seeking vengeance and his daughter.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 934 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lesley Selander
- Leo CarrilloPoleon Doret
- Jean ParkerNecia Gale
- James EllisonLt. Burrell
- Otto KrugerStark
- J.M. KerriganSgt. Thomas
- Robert BarratJohn Gale
- Andy Clyde'No-Creek' Lee
- Sally MartinMolly Gale
- Sara HadenMrs. John 'Alluna' Gale
- Addison RichardsRunnion