The Toilers is a 1928 American synchronized sound drama film starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Jobyna Ralston and directed by Reginald Barker. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.

Plot

Seven hundred feet underground, Steve (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), Joe (Harvey Clark), and Toby (Wade Boteler) work in dangerous conditions, bringing coal to the surface for a world that barely acknowledges them. Despite their hardship, they find moments of camaraderie, such as celebrating Christmas together, albeit with cynicism: "Christmas is a great old day... a hole in your bankbook... a pain in your stomach."