Hoop-La (1933)

Original title

Hoopla

Directed by

Frank Lloyd

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a pre-code drama set in a traveling carnival. It follows a barker's son who falls for a carnival dancer, leading to conflict with his father.

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What happens

Hoop-La is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Clara Bow (in her final film role); Preston Foster, Richard Cromwell and Minna Gombell are also in the cast. The film is based on the play The Barker by Kenyon Nicholson, which was also filmed in 1928 under the same title as the play. A version restored by the Museum of Modern Art was shown at the 2011 Classic Film Festival in Hollywood during the spring. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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