Barriers Burned Away

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.

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

Release date

June 24, 1911

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

12m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama

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