Hoop-La
Hoop-La is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Lloyd, and starring Clara Bow, Preston Foster, Richard Cromwell and Minna Gombell 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.Synopsis
plays a Hoochie coochie dancer for a travelling fair, who seduces Richard Cromwell, the son of a sideshow barker, in order to win a bet, but ends up falling in love with him.Cast
- Clara Bow - Lou
- Preston Foster - Nifty Miller
- Richard Cromwell - Chris Miller
- Herbert Mundin - Hap Spissel
- James Gleason - Jerry
- Minna Gombell - Carrie
- Roger Imhof - Colonel Gowdy
- Florence Roberts - Ma Benson
unbilled
- Damores - Colonel Gowdy
- Erville Alderson - The Sheriff
- Bob Burns - Barker
- Dick Dickinson - Carnival Spectator
- Ethel Loreen Greer - Fat Lady
- Chuck Hamilton - Side-Show Troublemaker
- Otis Harlan - Town Councilman, Side Show Customer
- John Irwin - Roustabout
- William Le Maire - Tall Gum-chewing spectator
- Frank Mills - Barker
- Frank Moran - Side Show Craps Player
- George Offerman Jr. - Billy
- Harvey Parry - Roustabout
- Charles Sellon - The Colonel, Billy's Father
- Harry Wilson - Roustabout
- Harry Woods - Side Show Troublemaker
Reception
The film was a box office disappointment for Fox.Remake
The same story was remade in 1945 as Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe starring Betty Grable.
