The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)
Western | 8 January 1928
Cast:
Buffalo Bill Jr., Peggy Shaw, Nancy Nash [ More ]Director:
Richard ThorpeWriter:
Robert WallaceCinematographer:
Ray ReisProduction Company:
Action Pictures, Inc.The 1929 Motion Picture News Booking Guide included the following note about the film’s romantic subplot: “[Bob Warner’s] girl leaves him when he becomes penniless, but another girl proves to be loyal and helps him to recover the stolen bills”
A review of this film in the 25 Dec 1927 Film Daily called it “a reliable old western.” A general release date of 8 Jan 1928 was cited in the 7 Jan 1928 Motion Picture News reported a general release date of 8 Jan 1928. An advertisement in the same day’s issue of the [Atchison, KS] Atchison Daily Globe listed an 8 Jan 1928 opening at the Crystal Theatre.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019. ...
The 1929 Motion Picture News Booking Guide included the following note about the film’s romantic subplot: “[Bob Warner’s] girl leaves him when he becomes penniless, but another girl proves to be loyal and helps him to recover the stolen bills”
A review of this film in the 25 Dec 1927 Film Daily called it “a reliable old western.” A general release date of 8 Jan 1928 was cited in the 7 Jan 1928 Motion Picture News reported a general release date of 8 Jan 1928. An advertisement in the same day’s issue of the [Atchison, KS] Atchison Daily Globe listed an 8 Jan 1928 opening at the Crystal Theatre.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of October 2019.
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 ...
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.
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