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"The Great Divide" attracted a great deal of attention as a drama, and acrimonious discussions were frequent concerning it. Here is a picture much like the drama in its beginnings. The girl gives herself to one of the men to escape a worse fate, though she separates from another lover to do it. Later she discovers in a dramatic way that her lover was a poltroon and turns to her husband for protection. The film is better than the drama. The impression conveyed when the girl turns to her husband is inspiring and the picture works out to the end in a satisfactory way. It seems right that she should turn to her husband and the picture is made convincing when that is done. The accessories like the desert and the environments of Western life are all graphically portrayed and help make the story seem more plausible or real. Unquestionably, this firm has produced one of the best pictures which has been put out in a long time. It is one that will appeal to critical audiences and will be of material assistance in enhancing the reputation of motion pictures. – The Moving Picture World, August 20, 1910