Barriers of Society is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd B. Carleton. Universal based the film on the story written by Clarke Irvine and adapted for the screen by Fred Myton. The feature film stars Dorothy Davenport, Emory Johnson, and an all-star cast of Universal contract players. Universal Film Manufacturing Company released the film on October 16, 1916. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978.