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The Barker

7.019281h 20mNRMovieRomanceDrama

A successful carnival barker deals with the arrival of his eager son, who he'd hoped would stay far from the carnival world, his son's entanglement with a showgirl, and his own jealous mistress.

DirectorGeorge Fitzmaurice
WritersBenjamin Glazer·Joseph Jackson
ProducersAl Rockett·Richard A. Rowland

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Cast · Directed by George Fitzmaurice

MSMilton Sills
Milton Sills
Nifty Miller
DMDorothy Mackaill
Dorothy Mackaill
Lou
BCBetty Compson
Betty Compson
Carrie
DJDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Chris Miller
SASylvia Ashton
Sylvia Ashton
Ma Benson
GCGeorge Cooper
George Cooper
Hap Spissel
SSS.S. Simon
S.S. Simon
Col. Gowdy
OC
One-Eye Connelly
TDTom Dugan
Tom Dugan
Stuttering Spieler

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The Barker — streaming FAQ

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The Barker isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

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The Barker hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 20, 1928. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.