Burn 'Em Up Barnes

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Johnny Hines in Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1921)

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 show him the car... Read allCar 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 show him the carefree life.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 show him the carefree life.

Directors
- George Beranger
- Johnny Hines
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6.6/10

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Directors
- George Beranger
- Johnny Hines
Writers
Stars

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Trivia
The movies' race scene used real race car drivers; Frank Davidson, Frederic S Hadley, TW Patrone, and Tom DeVito, who were led under the technical direction of noted race car driver; Ray Howard.

Connections
Remade as Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934)

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7/10

Starts Fast

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.