''The Toilers'' is a 1928 American drama film starring
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Douglas Elton Fairbanks Jr., (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor, producer and decorated naval officer of World War II. He is best known for starring in such films as ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1937), '' Gunga Din'' (1939) ...
and
Jobyna Ralston
Jobyna Ralston (born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston, November 21, 1899 – January 22, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. She had a featured role in ''Wings'' in 1927, but is perhaps best remembered today for her on-screen chemistry with H ...
and directed by
Reginald Barker
Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director.
Biography
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, ...
. Fairbanks plays one of the toilers (
coal miners
People have worked as coal miners for centuries, but they became increasingly important during the Industrial revolution when coal was burnt on a large scale to fuel stationary and locomotive engines and heat buildings. Owing to coal's strategic ro ...
), while Ralston plays his sweetheart. It is a silent film with synchronized music and special effects.
Cast
*Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as Steve
*Jobyna Ralston as Mary
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Harvey Clark as Joe
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Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
as Toby
*Robert Ryan
Preservation status
*Copies of the film are held by several archives ie, George Eastman House, BFI National Film and Television, Library of Congress, New Zealand Film Archive.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''..The Toilers''
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See also
* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)
This is a list of early pre-recorded sound and part talking/ all talking feature films made in the US and Europe during the transition to sound, between 1926-1929. During this time a variety of recording systems were used, including most notably ...
References
External links
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''The Toilers''
at silentera.com
1928 drama films
1928 films
Silent American drama films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Reginald Barker
Films about mining
American silent feature films
Tiffany Pictures films
1920s American films
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