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Show People is a 1928 American synchronized sound comedy film directed by King Vidor. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process.
Show People: Directed by King Vidor. With Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli. A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
Jun 29, 2013 · Show People is one of the few true comedies that Davies made during the silent era. It boasts fast-paced humor, a lively leading man in the form of William Haines, a gentle ribbing of Hollywood and more star cameos than you can shake a stick at. Ready? Here goes! Differing views on drama.
MGM's Show People (1928), one of the biggest hits among Marion Davies' silent films, was written as a send-up of Hollywood and, more specifically, the career of Gloria Swanson. Davies plays Georgia-bred starlet Peggy Pepper, who has aspirations to become a great dramatic actress but instead scores a hit in slapstick comedies starring Billy ...
Synopsis, historical analysis, personnel profiles, contemporary reviews, and discussion of the film Show People, released in 1928 by MGM, starring Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli and Tenen Holtz, and directed by King Vidor.
Directed by King Vidor. Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don’t go entirely according to plan. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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Jan 23, 2012 · Show People. By Richard Brody. July 29, 2022. King Vidor’s antic yet wise comedy—a last-gasp silent film, from 1928—stars Marion Davies as Peggy Pepper, an eager young woman...
Overview. Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan. King Vidor. Director. Laurence Stallings.
Critic and filmmaker Luc Moullet looks at the tremendous final sequences of two King Vidor films. A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
