The Barker

1928 film by George Fitzmaurice
Movie film Q509649
The Barker
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The Barker

Summary

The Barker is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Barker's image is recorded as BarkerMackaillSills.jpg[3].
  • The Barker's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Barker's director is recorded as George Fitzmaurice[5].
  • The Barker's screenwriter is recorded as Benjamin Glazer[6].
  • The Barker's screenwriter is recorded as Joe Jackson[7].
  • The Barker's screenwriter is recorded as Herman J. Mankiewicz[8].
  • The Barker's composer is recorded as Louis Silvers[9].
  • The Barker's genre is recorded as romance film[10].
  • The Barker's genre is recorded as silent film[11].
  • The Barker's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as Milton Sills[13].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as Dorothy Mackaill[14].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as Betty Compson[15].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[16].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as Sylvia Ashton[17].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as John Erwin[18].
  • The Barker's cast member is recorded as George Cooper[19].
  • The Barker's producer is recorded as Richard A. Rowland[20].
  • The Barker's production company is recorded as First National Pictures[21].
  • The Barker's director of photography is recorded as Lee Garmes[22].
  • The Barker's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0018674[23].
  • The Barker's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24].
  • The Barker's Commons category is recorded as The Barker (film)[25].
  • The Barker's color is recorded as black-and-white[26].
  • The Barker's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 386809[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Barker's producer is recorded as Richard A. Rowland[20]. Its director is recorded as George Fitzmaurice[5]. Screenwriters include Benjamin Glazer[6], Joe Jackson[7], and Herman J. Mankiewicz[8]. Cast members include Milton Sills[13], Dorothy Mackaill[14], Betty Compson[15], Douglas Fairbanks Jr.[16], Sylvia Ashton[17], and John Erwin[18].

Publication

The Barker's publication date is recorded as +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[24]. Genres include romance film[10], silent film[11], and drama film[12].

Why It Matters

The Barker ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Barker. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-barker
MLA “The Barker.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-barker.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-barker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Barker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-barker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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