Desc: The Barnstormer: Directed by Charles Ray. With Charles Ray, Wilfred Lucas, Florence Oberle, Lionel Belmore. Joel, a young fellow who's never been to the city, is delighted when a traveling theatre troupe comes to town. So taken is he with the performers that he takes a job as a stagehand in hopes of getting to be an actor. But a robbery during a performance provides Joel with an unexpected challenge.