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The Show of Shows

1929128 minUnited States
Musical
Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
English
This copy runs
123:24
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

Languages and subtitles

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Wikimedia Commons · arkiver@archive.org · Public domain

Synopsis

Master of ceremonies Frank Fay introduces a parade of musical numbers, comic sketches and specialty performances. Warner Bros. and First National players appear in changing ensembles, from period comedy to theatrical spectacle. The revue offers a sequence of attractions rather than a continuous dramatic story.

Cast

DirectorsJohn G. Adolfi

Historical context

The production belongs to the early sound rush to assemble studio talent in large screen revues. Its mixture of silent-film personalities and stage performers records a moment when the industry's familiar faces were being presented through a new medium.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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