Show People
All Peggy wants in life is to be a great dramatic actress. But when a rowdy slapstick comic gives Peggy her big break, she puts her dreams on hold and becomes America's comedy queen.
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 19 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 14, 2012
- Originally Released: 1928
- Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Marion Davies & William Haines | |
Performer: | Dell Henderson, Charlie Chaplin & Douglas Fairbanks | |
Directed by | King Vidor | |
Edited by | Hugh Wynn | |
Screenwriting by | Agnes Christine Johnston & Laurence Stallings | |
Cameo: | Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, John Gilbert, William S. Hart, Renée Adorée, George K. Arthur, Gordon Avil, Lew Cody, Harry Crocker, Karl Dane, Leatrice Joy, Rod La Rocque, Robert Z. Leonard, Mae Murray, Aileen Pringle, Dorothy Sebastian, Norma Talmadge, Estelle Taylor, Claire Windsor & King Vidor | |
Produced by | Marion Davies & King Vidor | |
Director of Photography: | John Arnold |
Entertainment Reviews:
...Marion Davies had a genuine flair for comedy....Savor rich location footage of the movie capital as it was then...
USA Today
Rating: 3/5 --
Interesting Hearst-backed production starring Davies and other big stars of the era.
Kansas City Kansan
Rating: B- --
What might have been hysterical back in the day, today seems passably cutesy comedy.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
[A] crisp and ingenious piece of moviemaking that hums along like a Stutz-Bearcat; a stargazer's paradise, with multiple cameos including Chaplin, Keaton, Fairbanks, and the director himself...
Film Comment
Rating: 74/100 --
Show People is a classic of its type, certainly more entertaining than The Artist, which recycled the same material to considerably diminished effect.
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MovieMartyr.com
Rating: 7/10 --
Show People is a remarkable film...
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The Retro Set
Description by OLDIES.com:
All Peggy Pepper (Marion Davies) wants in life is to be a great dramatic actress. But when rowdy slapstick comic Billy Boyle (William Haines) gives Peggy her big break, she puts her dreams on hold and becomes America's comedy queen. So when prestigious High Arts Studio offers her the chance to play serious roles and Peggy gets an awfully swelled head, it's up to Billy to burst her bubble and bring Peggy down to earth.
Product Description:
A snobby actress forgets that her career began in slapstick until a well-aimed custard pie brings her to her senses. Silent film with music score.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 14,210
- UPC: 883316496909
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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