Hoop-La

Hoop-La
Directed by	Frank Lloyd
Starring	Clara Bow Preston Foster Richard Cromwell Minna Gombell
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	November 30, 1933
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hoop-La is a 1933 drama film notable as both a pre-code film and as the final appearance of actress Clara Bow. It was directed by Frank Lloyd and released by Fox Film Corporation, with Preston Foster, Richard Cromwell, and Minna Gombell also in the cast. The film's story 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

Bow plays a carnival performer who sets out to seduce the boss' son in order to win a bet.

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 (French version)
• 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

Remake

The same story was remade in 1945 as Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe starring Betty Grable.

External link

• Hoop-La at the Internet Movie Database
• allrovi/synopsis