Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and ...
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| Johnny Hines | ... | Johnny 'Burn 'em Up' Barnes | |
| Edmund Breese | ... | King Cole | |
| Betty Carpenter | ... | Madge Thompson | |
| George Fawcett | ... | Flannel | |
| J. Barney Sherry | ... | Whitney Barnes | |
| Matthew Betz | ... | Ed Scott (as Matthew Betts) | |
| Richard Thorpe | ... | Stephen Thompson | |
| Julia Swayne Gordon | ... | Mrs. Whitney Barnes | |
| Dorothy Leeds | ... | Betty Scott | |
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Harry Frazer | ... | Francis Jones (as Harry Fraser) |
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Billy Boy Swinton | ... | The Baby |
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Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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poverty row film | low budget film | remade | crooked gambler | sabotage |Taglines:
He didn't know when to stop, one breath-catching race following another. Barnes burned them up once too often and he awakened to find himself a hobo. (Print Ad- Eaton Rapids Journal, ((Eaton Rapids, Mich.)) 17 November 1922) See more »Certificate:
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1 August 1921 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Johnny Hines, a popular light leading man of the early 20s, starts as Burn 'Em Up Barnes -- even his parents call him Burn 'Em Up', so I suppose odd baptismal names were popular back then -- in this racing car comedy, a popular genre of the era (Wallace Reid starred in a series of them for Paramount). The script is fast and furious until the plot kicks in, with funny titles and sight gags galore.