The Girl on the Barge is a 1929 American drama film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil. Released during the transition to talkies, the Universal Pictures production was essentially a silent film with some talking sequences. It was filmed in Whitehall NY, the town is looking for a copy of the movie as well[1]

The Girl on the Barge
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Directed by	Edward Sloman
Written by	Nan Cochrane Charles Kenyon Tom Reed Charles Henry Smith
Story by	Rupert Hughes
Starring	Jean Hersholt Sally O'Neil
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1929 (1929-02-03)
Running time	8 reels
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Jean Hersholt as McCadden
• Sally O'Neil as Erie McCadden
• Malcolm McGregor as Fogarty
• Morris Mackintosh as Huron McCadden (as Morris McIntosh)
• Nancy Kelly as Superior McCadden
• George Offerman Sr. as Ontario McCadden (as George Offerman)
• Henry West as Tug Captain
• J. Francis Robertson as Engineer

Production

Although set on the Erie Canal, The Girl on the Barge was filmed on the Champlain Canal in upper New York with the film crew set up in Glens Falls as the Erie Canal looked too modern and commercialized for the story.[2]

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External links

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• The Girl on the Barge at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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