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Show People (1928)

83 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   20 November 1928 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

King Vidor

Writers:

Agnes Christine Johnston (treatment), Laurence Stallings (treatment), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Marion Davies, William Haines and Dell Henderson
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marion Davies ...
William Haines ...
Dell Henderson Dell Henderson ...
Paul Ralli Paul Ralli ...
Andre
Tenen Holtz ...
Casting Director
Harry Gribbon Harry Gribbon ...
Comedy Director
Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey ...
Dramatic Director (as Sidney Bracy)
Polly Moran Polly Moran ...
The Maid
Albert Conti Albert Conti ...
Producer
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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. Written by Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>  

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Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

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Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Cosmopolitan Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(copyright length)  | USA: (Turner Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (musical score and sound effects) | Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1
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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. See more »

Quotes

Peggy's maid: Pardon my depravity, but that terrible comedian person is downstairs.
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Connections

Featured in "MGM: When the Lion Roars" (1992) See more »

Soundtracks

" (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"
(1860) (uncredited)
Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Played when Peggy and her father try to enter the MGM lot See more »