| The Barker | |
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| Directed by | George Fitzmaurice |
| Written by | Benjamin Glazer Joseph Jackson Herman J. Mankiewicz (titles) |
| Based on | The Barker by Kenyon Nicholson |
| Produced by | Al Rockett Richard A. Rowland |
| Starring | Milton Sills Dorothy Mackaill Betty Compson Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Louis Silvers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English (Intertitles and talking scenes) |
The Barker is a 1928 American 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 Barker is a part-talkie with talking sequences and sequences with synchronized musical scoring and sound effects. The film was adapted by Benjamin Glazer, Joseph Jackson and Herman J. Mankiewicz from the play by Kenyon Nicholson.[1][2]
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.[3]
- ^ The Barker at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, (1971)
- ^ The Barker on Broadway at the Biltmore Hotel, Jan. 18 1927 to July 1927; IBDb.com