Show People

1928
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1h 23m

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Marion Davies and William Haines in Show People (1928)

A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.

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7.6/10

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- 2 wins total

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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
(as Sidney Bracy)

Polly Moran

The Maid

Albert Conti

Producer

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée
(uncredited)

George K. Arthur

George K. Arthur
(uncredited)

Gordon Avil

Gordon Avil
(uncredited)

Eleanor Boardman

Roxalanne de Lavedan in 'Bardelys the Magnificent'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Guest
(uncredited)

Charles Chaplin

Charles Chaplin
(uncredited)

Lew Cody

Lew Cody
(uncredited)

Ray Cooke

Director's Assistant
(uncredited)

Harry Crocker

Harry Crocker
(uncredited)

Director
- King Vidor
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Trivia
The well known faces appearing in the banquet scene are, in the order they appear on screen: Dorothy Sebastian, Louella Parsons, Estelle Taylor, Claire Windsor, Aileen Pringle, Karl Dane, George K. Arthur, Leatrice Joy, Renée Adorée, Rod La Rocque, Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Norma Talmadge, Douglas Fairbanks, Marion Davies, and William S. Hart.

Quotes
Charles Chaplin: [Talking to Peggy] Will you please sign my album? I'm crazy about signatures.
[Leaves after getting Peggy's autograph]
Peggy Pepper: Who is that little guy?
Billy Boone: Charlie Chaplin.
[Shocked, Peggy faints]

Alternate versions
Kevin Brownlow led a 1982 restoration of Show People which used a new score composed and conducted by Carl Davis. In addition, a short outtake of Billy Boone showing Peggy how to put on makeup was added.

Connections
Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Soundtracks
California, Here I Come
(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
Played during the opening scene of Hollywood

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7/10

As the Silent Era Ends

A young lady from Georgia (Marion Davies) goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.

"Show People" offers an entertaining inside look at 1920s Hollywood and reflects on the actual acting career of starlet Marion Davies. Though one of the great comic talents of her day, featured in many of the decade's successful comedies, such as "Tillie the Toiler" (1927), she too often appeared in extravagant, costly period romance films at the behest of her newspaper tycoon lover William Randolph Hearst, who supposedly enjoyed seeing his mistress in fancy costume.

This is a great semi-fictional look at 1920s Hollywood, with some great cameos. I especially love the encounter with Charlie Chaplin, because I can relate to the Davies character. It took me many years to be able to recognize him when not in his tramp disguise, and I suspect this is what prompted the scene -- how was one to know what he looked like (or sounded like) at the time without the mustache?