
Young Ideas
Young Ideas

Barnes appeared in over 50 films between 1920 and 1935, primarily in comedies. Barnes started his show career in vaudeville later turning to stage and film acting. During the 1920s, he often played "brash young go-getters" in supporting and leading roles. He’s best known for his roles as Buster Keaton's business partner Billy Meekin in Seven Chances (1925) and in W. C. Fields' comedy It's a Gift (1934), portraying an inquisitive Insurance Salesman. He retired from movies in 1935 and died two years later.
Born: 1880-08-11 in Lincolnshire, England, UK

Young Ideas

Life Begins at Forty

Seven Chances

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

Butterfly

How's My Baby?

A Regular Scout

The Old Homestead

Body and Soul

The Great White Way

The Unknown Cavalier

Hollywood

Adam and Eva

Aloha

Wide Open

A Trip to Paramountown

Women of All Nations

Dangerous Curves

Village Tale

Sally