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Cast
| Alan Hale | ... |
Flash
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| Clyde Cook | ... |
Luke aka 'Perfesser' McIntosh
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| Renée Adorée | ... |
Cleo d'Alzelle
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| Fred Kohler | ... |
Red Moon
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| Fred Warren | ... |
The Baker
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James Quinn | ... |
The Rabbit
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| Kewpie Morgan | ... |
Butch
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Billie Latimer | ... |
Bearded Lady
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Alfred Adeline | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| Ed Brady | ... |
One of Red's Men (uncredited)
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Sterling Campbell | ... |
Last Pickpocket Victim (uncredited)
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| Sidney D'Albrook | ... |
One of Red's Men (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
One of Red's Men (uncredited)
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| Bob Perry | ... |
One of Red's Men (uncredited)
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| Jack Perry | ... |
One of Red's Men (uncredited)
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| Frederick Peters | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tay Garnett | ||
Written by
| Hal Conklin | ... | (screenplay) |
| Hal Conklin | ... | (story) |
| Tay Garnett | ... | (writer) |
| John W. Krafft | ... | (titles) (as John Krafft) |
Cinematography by
| Arthur C. Miller | ||
Editing by
| Doane Harrison | ||
Art Direction by
| Edward C. Jewell | ... | (as Edward Jewell) |
Production Management
| Harry Poppe | ... | production manager (as Harry H. Poppe) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Robert Fellows | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Walter Bradford | ... | props |
Music Department
| Josiah Zuro | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Pathé Exchange (1928) (United States) (theatrical)
- Grapevine Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Cleo inherits a carnival and announces in the newspapers that her show will be operated free of all grifters, dips, three-shell men, confidence artists, and hookers. Flash and Luke, a couple of dips, see in this policy their big chance and, passing themselves off as honest men, find work in Cleo's show. Flash is greatly attracted to Cleo, but she rebuffs him when he tries to cultivate her friendship too fast. Red Moon, the carnival's concession manager, robs the office safe and lays the blame on Flash. Red later kills Luke, and Flash goes after Red in a rage, breaking his neck; Flash is reinstated in Cleo's good graces and finds solace for the loss of his friend in her love. Written by anonymous |
| Taglines | HEY, THERE, RUBE! The Carnival is here! Watch your step! Beware of Pickpockets! See the Diving Beauties! The Sword Swallower! The Tight Rope Walkers! -Oh, what fun! (Print Ad-Brunswick News, ((Brunswick, Ga.)) 31 March 1929) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $95,597 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Was filmed mostly silent but included a few talking sequences using the RCA Photophone System. These sequences are missing from existing prints. NY Times critic Mordaunt Hall thought the talkie parts were unnecessary but found Renée Adorée's French accent "quite captivating". See more » |