Show of Shows (1929)
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- 2h 8min
- Comedy
- 29 Dec 1929 (USA)
- Movie
In 1929, the studio gave the cinema its voice and offered audiences a chance to hear their favorite actors and actresses from the silent-screen era. For the first time, they can be heard in a gaudy, grandiose musical-comedy revue. But also...
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| Frank Fay | ... |
Master of Ceremonies
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| William Courtenay | ... |
The Minister - Guillotine Sequence
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| H.B. Warner | ... |
The Victim - Guillotine Sequence
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| Hobart Bosworth | ... |
Executioner - Guillotine Sequence
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| John Barrymore | ... |
Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'
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Harry Akst | ... |
Pianist Accompanying Irene Bordoni
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| Armida | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
(as Mimi Vendrell)
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| Johnny Arthur | ... |
Hero - Performer in 'The Pirate'
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| Mary Astor | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| William Bakewell | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Richard Barthelmess | ... |
'Meet My Sister' Presenter
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| Noah Beery | ... |
Performer in "The Pirate" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Sally Blane | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Monte Blue | ... |
Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Irène Bordoni | ... |
Performer in 'Just for One Hour of Love' Number
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Joseph A. Burke | ... |
Joe Burke
(as Joe Burke)
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| Marion Byron | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Georges Carpentier | ... |
Boulevardier in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number
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| Ethlyne Clair | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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James Clemens | ... |
Performer
(as Jimmy Clemons)
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| Ruth Clifford | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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| William Collier Jr. | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Betty Compson | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers
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| Chester Conklin | ... |
Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Heinie Conklin | ... |
Ice Man in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
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| Dolores Costello | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Helene Costello | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Jack Curtis | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Viola Dana | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate,' 'Meet My Sister' & 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Numbers
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| Alice Day | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
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| Marceline Day | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Sally Eilers | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... |
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Louise Fazenda | ... |
'Recitations' Sketch
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| Pauline Garon | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Albert Gran | ... |
Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Alexander Gray | ... |
Performer in 'Lady Luck' Number
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| Lloyd Hamilton | ... |
Hansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Julanne Johnston | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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| Sôjin Kamiyama | ... |
Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch
(as Sojin)
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| Lupino Lane | ... |
Street Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet
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| Frances Lee | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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| Lila Lee | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
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| Ted Lewis | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Winnie Lightner | ... |
Performer in 'Pingo Pongo' & 'Singing in the Bathtub' Numbers
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| Beatrice Lillie | ... |
Performer in 'Recitations' Number
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| Jacqueline Logan | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
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| Myrna Loy | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
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| Nick Lucas | ... |
Lady Luck Solo for 'The Only Song I Know' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
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| Tully Marshall | ... |
Performer in "The Pirate" / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Shirley Mason | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Numbers
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| Otto Matieson | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Philo McCullough | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Patsy Ruth Miller | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
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| Bull Montana | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Lee Moran | ... |
Plumber in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution"
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| Chester Morris | ... |
Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
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| Jack Mulhall | ... |
Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Edna Murphy | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Carmel Myers | ... |
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number
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| Marian Nixon | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
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| Molly O'Day | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Sally O'Neil | ... |
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
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| Gertrude Olmstead | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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Kalla Pasha | ... |
Performer in "The Pirate" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
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| Anders Randolf | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
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| Rin Tin Tin | ... |
Rin-Tin-Tin - Introducing 'An Oriental Fantasy' Number
(as Rin-Tin-Tin)
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| Bert Roach | ... |
Father of Twins in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
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| Sid Silvers | ... |
Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number
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| Ann Sothern | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
(as Harriet Byron)
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| Ben Turpin | ... |
Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
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| Ada Mae Vaughn | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| Alberta Vaughn | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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Lolita Vendrell | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
(as Lola Vendrell)
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Edward Ward | ... |
(as Eddie Ward)
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| Alice White | ... |
Performer in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number
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Ted Williams | ... |
Dancer
(as Ted Williams Adagio Dancers)
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| Lois Wilson | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
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| Grant Withers | ... |
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number
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| Loretta Young | ... |
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
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| John Aasen | ... |
Junior (uncredited)
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| Anthony Bushell | ... |
Performer in 'Henry VI' Sequence (uncredited)
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Michael Cleary | ... |
Performer (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Coonan Wellman | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jack Haskell | ... |
Performer (uncredited)
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M.K. Jerome | ... |
Performer (uncredited)
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Lola | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Marcelle | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Wheeler Oakman | ... |
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
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Ray Perkins | ... |
Performer (uncredited)
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E.J. Ratcliffe | ... |
Performer in 'Henri VI' Sequence (uncredited)
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| Reginald Sharland | ... |
(uncredited)
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Dave Silverman | ... |
(uncredited)
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Norman Spencer | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lester Stevens | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| John G. Adolfi | ||
Written by
| J. Keirn Brennan | ... | (writer) |
| Frank Fay | ... | (writer) |
| William Shakespeare | ... | (Richard III sequence) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Harry M. Warner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Barney McGill | ... | (photographed by) |
Costume Design by
| Earl Luick | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Harvey Cunningham | ... | sound engineer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Ivano | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Louis Silvers | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
Additional Crew
| Larry Ceballos | ... | dance director |
| Jack Haskell | ... | dance director |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (present)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1930) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1930) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (as Warner Archive Collection)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv) (B&W)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1929, the studio gave the cinema its voice and offered audiences a chance to hear their favorite actors and actresses from the silent-screen era. For the first time, they can be heard in a gaudy, grandiose musical-comedy revue. But also appearing are actors and actresses from the first 'talkies', stars from Broadway, and, of course, German shepherd Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay is the host of the more than 70 well-known stars who show various acts. Written by Robert |
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| Taglines | FROM SHAKESPEARE TO SYNCOPATION! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express,((Bufalo, NY)) 5 January 1930) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $850,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | At its New York City premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre, some musical numbers were projected on a larger, wider screen by a system called Magnascope, which had been in occasional use since 1924. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Military March See more » |
| Quotes |
Executioner - Guillotine Sequence:
Prologue is Dead! On with the Show of Shows! See more » |