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The Barker is a 1928 part-talkie pre-Code romantic drama film produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros., acquired in September 1928. The film was directed by George Fitzmaurice and stars Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackaill, Betty Compson, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr..
The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name which opened at the Biltmore Theatre January 18, 1927 and ran until July 1927 for 221 performances. In the stage production Walter Huston was "Nifty" and a still relatively unknown Claudette Colbert was "Lou", played in the film by Dorothy Mackaill.
The film was adapted by Benjamin Glazer, Joseph Jackson and Herman J. Mankiewicz from the play by Kenyon Nicholson. The Barker is a part-talkie with talking sequences and sequences with synchronized musical scoring and sound effects.
Original Release
10/02/1928
US Release
12/05/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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Milton Sills | Nifty Miller |
Dorothy Mackaill | Lou |
Betty Compson | Carrie |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Chris Miller |
Sylvia Ashton | Ma Benson |
George Cooper | Hap Spissel |
S.S. Simon | Col. Gowdy |
One-Eye Connelly | Carny |
Tom Dugan | Stuttering Spieler |
Louise Carver | Fortune Teller |
Directors
Writers
Kenyon Nicholson, Benjamin Glazer, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Joseph Jackson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Milton Sills | Nifty Miller |
Dorothy Mackaill | Lou |
Betty Compson | Carrie |
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Chris Miller |
Sylvia Ashton | Ma Benson |
George Cooper | Hap Spissel |
S.S. Simon | Col. Gowdy |
One-Eye Connelly | Carny |
Tom Dugan | Stuttering Spieler |
Louise Carver | Fortune Teller |
Richard Cramer | Carnival Bull |
Bobby Dunn | Hamburger Concessionaire |
Dick Gilbert | Sideshow Vendor |
Pat Harmon | Heckler |
Bynunsky Hyman | Fire Eater |
Gladden James | Member of Hawaiian Trio |
Charles Sullivan | Man in Audience |
Pat West | Bartender |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Al Rockett | Producer |
Richard A. Rowland | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1930 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |