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The Spieler (1928): The Drama Cult Classic You Need to See · IMDb 6.5 | Dbcult

The Spieler

The Spieler

1928Tay GarnettIMDb: 6.5/10

Synopsis

Cleo inherits a carnival and announces in the newspapers that her show will be operated free of all grifters, dips, three-shell men, confidence artists, and hookers. Flash and Luke, a couple of dips, see in this policy their big chance and, passing themselves off as honest men, find work in Cleo's show.

Director

Tay Garnett

Cast

Billie Latimer

James Quinn

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Frederick Peters

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Analysis

The Spieler (1928) - A Gritty, Dusty Carnival Silent That Actually Bites

If you have any romanticized notions of 1920s carnivals being all twinkling lights and magic, The Spieler will kill that pretty quickly. This is a movie that feels like it smells l...

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Filmography

Movies by Tay Garnett

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Intelligence Comparison

Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

The Spieler

1928

The Spieler

Tay Garnett

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ScoreCult MeterScore

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65%Popularity50%

#135Archive Rank#483

The Jackeroo of Coolabong

1920

The Jackeroo of Coolabong

Wilfred Lucas

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The Spieler FAQ

The movie The Spieler was directed by Tay Garnett.

The Spieler was released in the year 1928.

The Spieler has an IMDb rating of 6.5 out of 10.

The Spieler is a movie from United States.

The Spieler is categorised as Drama, Crime in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Spieler features Billie Latimer, James Quinn, Renée Adorée, Frederick Peters.

The screenplay for The Spieler was written by John W. Krafft, Tay Garnett, Hal Conklin.

If you enjoy The Spieler, you might also like The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920), Blackmail (1920), The Night Riders (1920), Man's Plaything (1920).

Yes, The Spieler (1928) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Drama and Crime qualities.

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