Show People (1928)
November 20, 1928Release Date
Show People (1928)
November 20, 1928Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Marion Davies
Peggy Pepper
William Haines
Billy Boone
Dell Henderson
Colonel Pepper
Paul Ralli
Andre Telfair
Tenen Holtz
Casting Director
Harry Gribbon
Comedy Director
Sidney Bracey
Dramatic Director
Polly Moran
The Maid
Albert Conti
Producer
John Gilbert
Self (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (uncredited)
Renée Adorée
Renée Adorée
King Vidor
Director
Lew Cody
Self (uncredited)
Agnes Christine Johnston
Writer
Laurence Stallings
Writer
Rod La Rocque
Self (uncredited)
George K. Arthur
Self (uncredited)
Ralph Spence
Writer
Carl Davis
Composer
Mae Murray
Self (uncredited)
John Arnold
Cinematographer
Karl Dane
Self (uncredited)
Hugh Wynn
Editor
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (uncredited)
William S. Hart
Self (uncredited)
Louella Parsons
Self (uncredited)
Ray Cooke
Director's Assistant (uncredited)
Claire Windsor
Self (uncredited)
Gordon Avil
Self (uncredited)
Eleanor Boardman
Roxalanne in 'Bardeleys the Magnificent' (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
Guest (uncredited)
Harry Crocker
Self (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Undetermined Bit Role (uncredited)
Elinor Glyn
Self (uncredited)
George Goforth
(uncredited)
Robert A. Golden
Self (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
Studio Gateman (uncredited)
Leatrice Joy
Self (uncredited)
Lillian Lawrence
Comedy Player at Farewell Banquet (uncredited)
Robert Z. Leonard
Self (uncredited)
Joan Lowell
Director (uncredited)
Annabelle Magnus
Child in Casting Office (uncredited)
George Marion
Man at Peggys Farewell Party (uncredited)
Bobby Newman
Fat Kid at Movie Preview (uncredited)
Kalla Pasha
Comic Chef (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Heavyset Man in Casting Agency (uncredited)
Dorothy Sebastian
Self (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Portrait Photographer (uncredited)
C. Aubrey Smith
Extra at Movie Preview (uncredited)
Norma Talmadge
Self (uncredited)
Estelle Taylor
Self (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
Comedy Player at Farewell Banquet (uncredited)
Coy Watson Jr.
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Wanda Tuchock
Writer
Henrietta Frazer
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 20, 1928
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 23m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Show People is a 1928 American sound comedy film directed by King Vidor. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. The film was a starring vehicle for actress Marion Davies and actor William Haines and included notable cameo appearances by many of the film personalities of the day, including stars Charlie Chaplin (who appears twice), Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart and John Gilbert, and writer Elinor Glyn. Vidor also appears in a cameo as himself, as does Davies (to a decidedly unimpressed reaction by herself in character as Peggy Pepper).
The film is a lighthearted look at Hollywood at the end of the silent film era (it was released the year after breakthrough talking picture The Jazz Singer), and is considered Davies' best role. Show People features no audible dialog but was released with a Movietone soundtrack with a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The film was re-released in the 1980s, with a new orchestral score by Carl Davis.
In 2003, Show People was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is currently available on DVD on-demand as part of the Warner Archive collection. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.