SimilarScreen
Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes

19213.01h 0mNR

Overview

Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life.

Directed by Johnny Hines
Written by Harry L. Fraser, Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by C.C. Burr
0

Top Cast

Johnny Hines

Johnny Hines

Burn 'em Up Barnes

Edmund Breese

Edmund Breese

King Cole

George Fawcett

George Fawcett

Flannel

Betty Carpenter

Betty Carpenter

Madge Thompson

J. Barney Sherry

J. Barney Sherry

Whitney Barnes

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Ed Scott

Richard Thorpe

Richard Thorpe

Stephen Thompson

Julia Swayne Gordon

Julia Swayne Gordon

Mrs. Whitney Barnes

D

Dorothy Leeds

Betty Scott

H

Harry Frazer

Francis Jones

Themes & Keywords

car raceorganized crimehoodlumhobo

About Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Burn 'Em Up Barnes is a crime, adventure film released in 1921 exploring themes of car race, organized crime, hoodlum, hobo. Directed by Johnny Hines, it stars Johnny Hines, Edmund Breese, George Fawcett. Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life.

Movies Similar to Burn 'Em Up Barnes

Discover titles like Burn 'Em Up Barnes — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to Burn 'Em Up Barnes

If you enjoyed Burn 'Em Up Barnes, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of Burn 'Em Up Barnes.

Beggars of Life
26% Match

After killing her treacherous step-father, a girl tries to escape the country with a young vagabond. She dresses as a boy, they hop freight trains, quarrel with a group of hobos, and steal a car in their attempt to escape the police, and reach Canada.

The Public Enemy
22% Match

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Dick Tracy
22% Match

Dick Tracy(1990)

Movie6.1/10

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Baby's Day Out
20% Match

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the social pages of the paper. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is as nice as Baby Bink's parents—especially the three enterprising kidnappers who pretend to be photographers from the newspaper. Successfully kidnapping Baby Bink, they have a harder time keeping hold of the rascal, who not only keeps one step ahead of them, but seems to be more than a little bit smarter than the three bumbling criminals.

Malibu Express
18% Match

In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.

The Godfather
18% Match

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Forger
17% Match

The Forger(2014)

Movie5.8/10

A former child art prodigy and second generation petty thief arranges to buy his way out of prison to spend time with his ailing son, only to be forced to alter his plans and commit one more job for the man who financed his release.

Drive
17% Match

Drive(2011)

Movie7.6/10

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

Speed Racer
16% Match

Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.

Cars 2
16% Match

Cars 2(2011)

Movie6.2/10

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Hard to Kill
16% Match

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

Cars
16% Match

Cars(2006)

Movie7.0/10

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.