The Barker is a 1929 film which tells the story of a woman who comes between a man and his estranged son. It stars Milton Sills , Dorothy Mackaill , Betty Compson and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

The movie was adapted by Benjamin Glazer , Joseph Jackson and Herman J. Mankiewicz from the play by Kenyon Nicholson . It was directed by George Fitzmaurice .

It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Betty Compson).

The Barker is a silent film with some spoken dialogue.

It was remade in 1933 as Hoopla and in 1945 as Diamond Horseshoe .