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The Ballyhoo Buster
The Ballyhoo Buster
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  2. The Ballyhoo Buster

The Ballyhoo Buster

1928
50m
Western

Status

Released

Release

1928

Runtime

50m

Storyline

Bob Warner sells some cattle to two men who later drug him and rob him of the sale money. He takes a job with a medicine show as a barker, offering a reward to any spectator to last three rounds in fighting him. While in the ring, he notices in the audience the two men who stole his money. He knocks out his contestant, pursues the crooks, and recovers the money.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Jan 8, 1928
Languages
No Language
Director
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Production
Action Pictures
Action Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Jay Wilsey

Jay Wilsey

Bob Warner

Peggy Shaw

Peggy Shaw

Molly Burnett

Nancy Nash

Nancy Nash

Dorothy

Al Hart

Al Hart

Medicine Show Proprietor

Floyd Shackelford

Floyd Shackelford

Medicine Show Cook

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

George Magrill

George Magrill

Brooks Mitchell

Jack Richardson

Jack Richardson

Jim Burnett

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Al Taylor

Al Taylor

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