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Barriers Burned Away

Jun 24, 1911 · 12m
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Drama

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John and Edwin Martin, two brothers, occupy, each with his own family, a double house; they are all very much united. Each one of the brothers has a child. John has a little boy, named Frank, and Edwin, a little daughter named Tillie. The two children are playmates and the wives are the closest of friends. Everything is harmonious, when like a flash of lightning from a clear sky, a quarrel, through some trifling difference of opinion, arises between the two wives, which leads to the severance of the happy relations of the two families, excepting the two children, who fortunately cannot grasp the meaning of it all and consequently remain in blissful ignorance of its purpose and are happy only when in each other's company.

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CAST

Maurice Costello
John Martin - First Brother
Helen Gardner
John's Wife
Julia Swayne Gordon
Edwin's Wife
Adele DeGarde
Tillie - Edwin's Daughter
Kenneth Casey
Frank - John's Son
Robert Gaillard
Edwin Martin - Second Brother

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
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Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Country
US

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