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Cast
Frank Fay
as Master of Ceremonies
Lloyd Hamilton
as Hansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
Lupino Lane
as Street Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet
Ben Turpin
as Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Sally O'Neil
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
Alice Day
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
Patsy Ruth Miller
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
Marian Nixon
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Lila Lee
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Myrna Loy
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1929
Runtime2h 08m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes5
DirectorJohn G. Adolfi
WritersJ. Keirn Brennan, Frank Fay
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Show of Shows
About The Show of Shows
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!
Directed by John G. Adolfi, The Show of Shows leans on a strong ensemble — Frank Fay, Lloyd Hamilton, Lupino Lane — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1929.
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