The Old Barn
| The Old Barn | |
|---|---|
The Film | |
| Directed by | Mack Sennett[1] |
| Written by | Hampton Del Ruth (writer) Alfred M. Loewenthal (writer) Andrew Rice (writer) Earle Rodney (writer) John A. Waldron (story supervisor) |
| Produced by | Mack Sennett |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle Ernie Crockett George Unholz |
| Edited by | William Hornbeck[2] |
| Distributed by | Educational Film Exchanges, Inc.[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Old Barn is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Mack Sennett.[5]
Plot
A motley collection of guests and regulars at a country hotel are anxious one dark and stormy night when they hear by a radio news bulletin that a dangerous criminal has just broken jail and is headed their way. A surly mystery man answering the description shows up and then hides out in a nearby barn.
Cast
- Johnny Burke[6]
- Thelma Hill[7]
- Daphne Pollard[4]
- Andy Clyde[3]
- Irving Bacon[4]
- Vernon Dent[4]
- Dave Morris[3]
- Ruth Kane[3]
References
- ^ "In the News". Sound Waves. February 15, 1929. p. 3. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ "Old Barn, The (1928) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Sherk, Warren M. (January 28, 1998). The Films of Mack Sennett: Credit Documentation from the Mack Sennett Collection at the Margaret Herrick Library. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8108-3443-9.
- ^ a b c d Maltin, Leonard (1972). The Great Movie Shorts. Crown Publishers. p. 95. ISBN 978-0-517-50455-0.
- ^ Motion Picture Story Magazine. Macfadden-Bartell. 1929. p. 13.
- ^ King, Rob (2011). """The Spice of the Program"": Educational Pictures, Early Sound Slapstick, and the Small-Town Audience". Film History. 23 (3): 313–330. doi:10.2979/filmhistory.23.3.313. ISSN 0892-2160.
- ^ "Thelma Hill". The Billboard. March 30, 1929. p. 23. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Old Barn.
- The Old Barn at IMDb
- The Old Barn is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive