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The Show of Shows

NR19292h 8mJohn G. Adolfi

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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!

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What is The Show of Shows (1929) about?

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,…

Who stars in The Show of Shows?

The Show of Shows stars Frank Fay (Master of Ceremonies), Lloyd Hamilton (Hansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")), Lupino Lane (Street Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet), Ben Turpin (Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number), John Barrymore (Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III'). The film was directed by John G. Adolfi.

How long is The Show of Shows?

The Show of Shows has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1929. It is rated NR.

Where can I watch The Show of Shows?

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