Barry Butts In
| Barry Butts In | |
|---|---|
 Still from film | |
| Directed by | Beaumont Smith |
| Written by | Beaumont Smith |
| Produced by | Beaumont Smith |
| Starring | Barry Lupino |
Production company | Beaumont Smith's Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels[2] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | silent |
Barry Butts In is a 1919 Australian film comedy from director Beaumont Smith starring British vaudevillian Barry Lupino, who was then visiting Australian. It is considered a lost film.
Plot
Barry (Barry Lupino), works in a grocery store in the country. He falls in love with a beautiful young girl (Agnes Dobson) in a touring pantomime show who is the granddaughter of Barry's uncle, a wealthy man who years ago disowned the girl's mother because she married an actor. The old man requests his nephews come to Sydney so he can choose an heir. Barry's cousins try to humiliate him but he manages to triumph and inherit his uncle's fortune, and marry the girl.
Cast
- Barry Lupino as Barry
- John Cosgrove
- Agnes Dobson[3]
Production
Barry Lupino was uncle of Ida Lupino and the film incorporated many of his routines.[4]
Charles Villiers was assistant director.
Release
When the film was released a competition was held for naming the movie.[5] The gimmick helped the movie become a success at the box office.[4]
References
- ^ Ross Cooper,"Filmography: Beaumont Smith", Cinema Papers, March–April 1976 p333
- ^ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. 9 August 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "STARS OF THE AIR". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic. 25 April 1947. p. 4. Retrieved 16 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 89.
- ^ "Classified Advertising". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 November 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 16 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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