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The Show-Off

  • 1946
  • Passed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
242
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Marilyn Maxwell and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)
ComedyRomance

Lowly clerk Aubrey Piper has a fondness for exaggerating about himself to impress people. His fantastic tales of visiting China and working as a manager at his place of employment charm his ... Read allLowly clerk Aubrey Piper has a fondness for exaggerating about himself to impress people. His fantastic tales of visiting China and working as a manager at his place of employment charm his blind date, quiet and lovely Amy Fisher. His false bragging and nearly burning down the Fi... Read allLowly clerk Aubrey Piper has a fondness for exaggerating about himself to impress people. His fantastic tales of visiting China and working as a manager at his place of employment charm his blind date, quiet and lovely Amy Fisher. His false bragging and nearly burning down the Fisher home gets him in bad standing with Amy's family. But Amy is smitten and gladly accept... Read all

  • Director
    • Harry Beaumont
  • Writers
    • George Kelly
    • George Wells
  • Stars
    • Red Skelton
    • Marilyn Maxwell
    • Marjorie Main
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    242
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Beaumont
    • Writers
      • George Kelly
      • George Wells
    • Stars
      • Red Skelton
      • Marilyn Maxwell
      • Marjorie Main
    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Marilyn Maxwell and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)
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    Marjorie Main and Marilyn Maxwell in The Show-Off (1946)
    Marilyn Maxwell and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)
    Marjorie Main, Marilyn Maxwell, and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Marjorie Main, Marilyn Maxwell, Red Skelton, and Jacqueline White in The Show-Off (1946)
    Marilyn Maxwell and Red Skelton in The Show-Off (1946)

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    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • J. Aubrey Piper
    Marilyn Maxwell
    Marilyn Maxwell
    • Amy Fisher
    Marjorie Main
    Marjorie Main
    • Mrs. Fisher
    Virginia O'Brien
    Virginia O'Brien
    • Hortense
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
    • Eddie
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Pop Fisher
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Frank Harlin
    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Joe Fisher
    Jacqueline White
    Jacqueline White
    • Clara Harlin
    Wilson Wood
    • Horace Adems
    Lila Leeds
    Lila Leeds
    • Flo
    Emory Parnell
    Emory Parnell
    • Mr. Appelton
    Paul Barrett
    • Sailor
    • (scenes deleted)
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    • Woman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Timmy Hawkins
    • Little Boy
    • (scenes deleted)
    Kitty Murray
    • Rochester's Girlfriend
    • (scenes deleted)
    Carol Nugent
    Carol Nugent
    • Little Girl
    • (scenes deleted)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Radio Station Technician
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harry Beaumont
    • Writers
      • George Kelly
      • George Wells
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    • Trivia
      The original play opened in New York on 5 February 1924. It starred Louis John Bartels and Helen Lowell and was directed by the author, George Kelly.
    • Goofs
      During the chase sequence, when background shots were required, MGM's film library accidentally pulled stock footage of Market Street in San Francisco, rather than Market Street in Philadelphia, where the action is supposedly taking place.
    • Connections
      Featured in Forecast (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Honeysuckle Rose
      Written by Andy Rasaf and Fats Waller

      Played by a band in the Chinese restaurant

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    7/10
    Skelton, The Show-Off
    Skelton recreates the role of J. Aubrey Piper from the Broadway production of George Kelly's play by the same name. Skelton, whose medium was comedy and in his younger days, could do a prat-fall as good as Peter Sellers, made his fortune with a face that seemed made from putty and that marvelous element necessary to all good comedians, timing. Marlyn Maxwell, the gorgeous blond who stole our hearts in the Lemon Drop Kid with Bob Hope, another great comedian, singing "Silver Bells," and giving us another musical icon for the Christmas season, was very good in comedy roles, usually as the ingenue or naive girl-friend. There are some others in the excellent film, which might seem a bit slow and tedious to today's audiences, Marshall Thompson, Leon Ames, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Marjorie Main-- well known to us as Ma Kettle. The plot works around a guy who believes his own BS. Potential tragedy follows as the innocent Amy Fisher, against all the warnings and misgivings of her family, marries the loud-mouthed bragadaccio, Piper. It was a good play, a bit time-worn, and it was a good movie. Skelton is excellent as the hapless Piper and Maxwell (who once angrily retorted to someone who had compared her to Marlyn Monroe, "I'm the blond with her clothes on.") is great. No video, no DVD. Look for it on the late night show.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stor i orden
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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