The Local Gang in Kidnappers Foil (1936) One of the most prolific itinerant film directors was Dallas native Melton Barker, who traveled all over the country filming local children acting, singing, and dancing in two-reel films that Barker titled The Kidnappers Foil. This 1936 version stars a local cast from Childress. The Library of Congress added The Kidnappers Foil to the National Film Registry in 2012.