"She Was Forced To Choose Between Two Husbands." 24 January 1931 Drama, Western 75 mins
Pioneers and a family man leave Virginia for Kentucky during the Revolutionary War.
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Johnny Mack Brown as Berk Jarvis (as John Mack Brown)
Eleanor Boardman as Diony Hall
Lucille La Verne as Elvira Jarvis
Anita Louise as Betty Hall
Gavin Gordon as Evan Muir
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Rubin Hall
Russell Simpson as Thomas Hall
Sarah Padden as Mistress Molly Hall
Helen Jerome Eddy as Sally Tolliver
Charles Brabin Director
Charles Brabin Writer
Elizabeth Madox Roberts Novel
George Hively Editor
Edith Ellis Writer
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
René Hubert Costume Design
William H. Daniels Director of Photography
Clyde De Vinna Director of Photography
United States 13 March 1931
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