''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1921 American silent

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directed by

George Beranger George Beranger (27 March 1893 – 8 March 1973), was an Australian-born silent film actor, director and film writer in New York and Hollywood.Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central ...

and starring

Johnny Hines John F. Hines (July 25, 1895 – October 24, 1970) was an American actor who had numerous film roles during the silent era, including many starring ones. He appeared in more than 50 films and numerous film shorts. But he did not succeed in t ...

Edmund Breese Edmund Breese (June 18, 1871 – April 6, 1936) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Breese was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Renshaw Breese and Josephine Busby. The Opera House in Eureka Sprin ...

and

George Fawcett George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. Biography Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to be a ...

.Munden p. 98 It was loosely remade as a 1934 film of the same title.

Plot

Cast

as Johnny 'Burn 'em Up' Barnes *

as King Cole * Betty Carpenter as Madge Thompson *

as Flannel * J. Barney Sherry as Whitney Barnes *

Matthew Betz Matthew Betz (September 13, 1881 – January 26, 1938) was an American film actor. Betz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1881. Following an extended career in the U.S. Cavalry, Betz spent eight years in Vaudeville. His first stage play w ...

as Ed Scott *

Richard Thorpe Richard Thorpe (born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His obituary called him "a capable and versatile director willing to take on any ass ...

as Stephen Thompson *

Julia Swayne Gordon Julia Swayne Gordon (born Sarah Victoria Smith; October 29, 1878 – May 28, 1933) was an American actress who appeared in at least 228 films between 1908 and 1933. Early years Gordon was born in Columbus, Ohio to Louis and Anna Smith and was ...

as Mrs. Whitney Barnes * Dorothy Leeds as Betty Scott * Harry Frazer as Francis Jones *

Billy Boy Swinton Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) * Billy (surname), a surname (and list of people with the surname) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (py ...

as The Baby

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910–36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1921 films 1921 comedy films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American comedy films Films directed by George Beranger American black-and-white films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-US-silent-comedy-film-stub