BURN 'EM UP BARNES
12 CHAPTER SERIAL
1934

PLOT:
Marjorie Temple, owner of a bus line and an apparently worthless plot of land, is set upon by rich oil speculators who know her land is actually worth millions. When they try to put her out of business, young racing driver Burn 'em Up Barnes comes to her rescue and saves her life in a battle with some gangsters. He adopts Bobbie Riley (Frankie Darro), the kid brother of his buddy George Riley, who was killed in a race. He also enters into a partnership with Marjorie in a transportation business.
Meanwhile, a scheming promoter, knowing that the land Marjorie has inherited lies on top of valuable oil deposits, tries every method he can to wreck her business and force her to sell up. Enter our hero, Barnes, coming to the rescue again, and again, and again...
Like most of the early Mascot serials, this makes for a very interesting serial visually because of the many outdoor scenes which depict the L.A. area as it was at the time.

CAST:
Jack Mulhall     ...     'Burn-'em-Up' Barnes
Frankie Darro    ...     Bobbie Riley
Lola Lane    ...     Marjorie Temple
Julian Rivero    ...     Tony
Edwin Maxwell    ...     Lyman Warren
Jason Robards Sr.    ...     John Drummond
Francis McDonald    ...     Ray Ridpath, race car henchman

CHAPTERS:
1. King of the Dirt Tracks
2. The Newsreel Murder
3. The Phantom Witness
4. The Celluloid Clue
5. The Decoy Driver
6. The Crimson Alibi
7. Roaring Rails
8. The Death Clash
9. The Man Higher Up
10. The Missing Link
11. Surrounded
12. The Fatal Whisper

RUNNING TIME: 210 MIN