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The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)

NR · 1928-01-08 · EN
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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.

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Richard ThorpeDirector, WriterBetty BurbridgeWriter

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Jay WilseyJay WilseyBob WarnerPeggy ShawPeggy ShawMolly BurnettNancy NashNancy NashDorothyAl HartAl HartMedicine Show ProprietorFloyd ShackelfordFloyd ShackelfordMedicine Show CookLafe McKeeLafe McKeeGeorge MagrillGeorge MagrillBrooks MitchellJack RichardsonJack RichardsonJim BurnettWalter BrennanWalter BrennanAl TaylorAl Taylor

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CattleMedicine show

Movie DNA

Genre affinityWesternTheme affinityCattle · Medicine ShowDirector preference261513Actor preference158861 · 189947 · 658066Country preferenceUsDecade preference1920

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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.