Show People (1928)

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

Director:

King Vidor

Writers:

Agnes Christine Johnston (treatment), Laurence Stallings (treatment),

Stars:

Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marion Davies	...	Peggy Pepper
William Haines	...	Billy Boone
Dell Henderson	...	Colonel Pepper
Paul Ralli	...	Andre
Tenen Holtz	...	Casting Director
Harry Gribbon	...	Comedy Director
Sidney Bracey	...	Dramatic Director (as Sidney Bracy)
Polly Moran	...	The Maid
Albert Conti	...	Producer

Storyline

Colonel Pepper brings his daughter, Peggy, to Hollywood from Georgia to be an actress. There she meets Billy who gets her work at Comet Studio doing comedies with him. But Peggy is discovered by High Art Studio and she leaves Billy and Comet to work there. For her new image, she is now Patricia Pepoire and ignores Billy when he sees her on location. When she is not longer wanted by the little people who do not understand "ART", she plans to marry Andre to get a fake title. Billy will not let her go without a fight.

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Plot Keywords:

studio | actress | georgia | hollywood | showbiz | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

20 November 1928 (USA)

Also Known As:

Es tut sich was beim Film

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Cosmopolitan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 83 min (copyright length) 78 min (Turner Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (musical score and sound effects) Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The musicians who play "mood music" for Peggy Pepper during filming did the same thing in real life for actress Marion Davies.

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Quotes

Peggy Pepper: My acting is the talk of Savannah.
Billy Boone: My acting is the scandal of Hollywood!

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Connections

Referenced in Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

delightful

This for me was a wonderful introduction to the talents and beauty of Marion Davies. She is not only gorgeous but hilarious in this film. (I believe that Lucille Ball may have modeled her later career on Davies' style, that could be termed "zany beauty".) Vidor's direction is light but sure-handed, the story is a chestnut of course but the acting is marvelously contemporary, and the star-watching element for fans of the silent era, with many cameos, adds to the overall fun. It combines the elements of slapstick with adult drama and good old timeless romance quite well. For all movie fans who have a knee-jerk reaction to watching silent films, sit through this one and it may change your attitude.