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The Show of Shows (1929)

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!

  • Music

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frank FayFrank FayMaster of Ceremonies
  • Photo of Lloyd HamiltonLloyd HamiltonHansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
  • Photo of Lupino LaneLupino LaneStreet Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet
  • Photo of Ben TurpinBen TurpinWaiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
  • Photo of Sally O'NeilSally O'NeilPerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
  • Photo of Alice DayAlice DayPerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
  • Photo of Patsy Ruth MillerPatsy Ruth MillerPerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
  • Photo of Marian NixonMarian NixonPerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
  • Photo of Lila LeeLila LeePerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
  • Photo of Myrna LoyMyrna LoyPerformer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers

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