The Show Off
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| The Show Off | |
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 Lobby poster |
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| Directed by | Malcolm St. Clair |
| Produced by | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky William Le Baron |
| Written by | George Kelly (play) Pierre Collings (scenario) |
| Starring | Ford Sterling Lois Wilson Louise Brooks |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Editing by | Ralph Block |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 16, 1926 |
| Running time | 7 reels ; 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Show Off is a 1926 silent film comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Mal St. Clair and starred Ford Sterling, Lois Wilson and Louise Brooks. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play that had Lee Tracy in the cast. This film is one of two films that costarred popular Broadway actor Gregory Kelly(1st husband of Ruth Gordon) who died shortly after The Show Off wrapped production. The film was produced in Philadelphia and New York City thus becoming a sort of time capsule record of buildings long gone and neighborhoods changed. The film has been remade at least twice, in 1934 as The Show-Off with Lois Wilson again in the cast, and in 1946 as The Show-Off with Red Skelton. [1] [2]
[edit] Cast
- Ford Sterling - Aubrey Piper
- Lois Wilson - Amy Fisher Piper
- Louise Brooks - Clara, Joe's Girl
- Gregory Kelly - Joe Fisher
- Claire McDowell - Mom Fisher
- Charles Goodrich - Pop Fisher
- Joseph W. Smiley - Railroad Executive
