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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  • 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)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 503
...Marion Davies had a genuine flair for comedy....Savor rich location footage of the movie capital as it was then...
USA Today
Jun 30, 1989
Rating: 3/5 -- Interesting Hearst-backed production starring Davies and other big stars of the era.
Kansas City Kansan
Oct 26, 2004
Rating: B- -- What might have been hysterical back in the day, today seems passably cutesy comedy. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
May 21, 2007
[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
Jul 1, 2012
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. Full Review
MovieMartyr.com
Aug 13, 2012
Rating: 7/10 -- Show People is a remarkable film... Full Review
The Retro Set
Dec 28, 2018

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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  • Sales Rank: 14,210
  • UPC: 883316496909
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