The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)
50 min
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.
- Release date
- January 8, 1928
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Jay Wilsey as Bob Warner
- Peggy Shaw as Molly Burnett
- Nancy Nash as Dorothy
- Al Hart as Medicine Show Proprietor
- Floyd Shackelford as Medicine Show Cook
- Lafe McKee
- George Magrill as Brooks Mitchell
- Jack Richardson as Jim Burnett
- Walter Brennan
- Al Taylor
Crew
- Richard Thorpe · Director
- Robert Wallace · Writer
- Betty Burbridge · Writer
- Richard Thorpe · Writer
- Ray Ries · Cinematographer