The Show of Shows

Nov 21, 1929

2h 8m

★ 5.5

Overview

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and hear multiple silent-screen favorites for the first time in a gaudy, grandiose music-comedy-novelty revue that also included Talkie stars, Broadway luminaries and of course, Rin-Tin-Tin. Frank Fay hosts a jamboree that, among its 70+ stars, features bicyclers, boxing champ Georges Carpentier, chorines in terpsichore kickery, sister acts, Myrna Loy in two-strip Technicolor as an exotic Far East beauty, John Barrymore in a Shakespearean soliloquy (adding an on-screen voice to his legendary profile for the first time) and Winnie Lightner famously warbling the joys of Singing in the Bathtub. Watch, rinse, repeat!

Genres

Music

Production Companies

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Show of Shows Trailers

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Cast

Master of Ceremonies

Frank Fay

Hansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")

Lloyd Hamilton

Street Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet

Lupino Lane

Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Ben Turpin

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers

Sally O'Neil

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers

Alice Day

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers

Patsy Ruth Miller

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Marian Nixon

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

Lila Lee

Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers

Myrna Loy

Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers

Chester Morris

Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number

Jack Mulhall

Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.

5.7

Gumby: The Movie

Oct 4, 1995

Amidst putting together a benefit concert for the local farmers and on the brink of a huge deal with mogul Lucky Claybert, Gumby and his band The Clayboys must battle with the villainous Blockheads, who have kidnapped their loyal canine Lowbelly.

6.1

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sep 25, 1943

An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.

0.0

Södrans Revy

Nov 6, 1950

Naima Wifstrand, leading old lady, dressed as a Primadonna presents the variety revue "The Old, Happy 40's", a dark time of angst, depression and derailed, wild happiness. Those were the days. Music, dance, songs and hillarious sketches follow.

6.1

The Wiz

Oct 24, 1978

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

0.0

Don't Buy the Liverwurst

Apr 25, 2025

Washed-up novelty musician Reuben Gimbel wants to resurrect his career after his agent dies.

5.6

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

Nov 23, 1929

An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

6.2

Pup Star: Better 2Gether

Aug 29, 2017

Pup Star is back for an all-new adventure! After winning the canine competition show Pup Star and becoming an international pup sensation, Tiny, the adorable Yorkie, has her world turned upside down when an evil rival switches her out in competition with a street pup named Scrappy. The two pups find themselves living the others' very different life and an incredible journey through iconic cities ensues in this fun and hilarious dog-out-of-water adventure! As they prepare for the Pup Star competition to reach its finale, each experiences life through a very different collar and discover the importance of family and being true to yourself. At the finale, both Yorkies claim to be Tiny leaving everyone, including the judges, wondering – who is the real Pup Star? A huge, fun musical adventure, ‘Pup Star: Better 2gether’ is filled with incredible singing pups, fantastic new paw-tapping songs, and an action packed heart-warming story that will have audiences of all ages howling for more!

10.0

Frog Dog Log: Live à Laval

Dec 12, 2019

Dog attempts to sleep in the hills of Laval, Québec, Canada.

7.2

Hellzapoppin'

Dec 25, 1941

Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.

5.9

Midnight Revue

Jul 6, 1962

Despite the fact that production manager Kruse doesn't have the actors or the crew for the job, he recklessly boasts that he could direct a revue film. To prevent him losing face, Kruse brings together four people - a dramaturg, a composer, a writer and an architect - and gives them the thankless task of turning his idea into a film. Except for the relatively unknown composer Alexander Ritter, who is enthusiastically committed to the project, the other members of the team find themselves stuck in this mess.

7.0

Le Bal

Dec 21, 1983

In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.

0.0

Revue Starlight 3rd StarLive "Starry Diamond"

Mar 18, 2020

No overview available.

6.0

Ziegfeld Follies

Aug 26, 1945

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

6.2

Rock Dog

Jul 8, 2016

When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.

6.1

Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns

Jan 1, 1987

Shot in Detroit on Halloween during his 1986 tour, all of Alice Cooper's trademark songs are present in this spectacular showcase of entertaining thrills, filled with his legendary straightjacket escapes and boa constrictors, along with several new stage shockers...

10.0

Revue Starlight 2nd StarLive "Starry Desert"

Apr 17, 2019

A live concert event featuring Starlight Kuku Gumi held at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall on December 22, 2018.

8.0

School for Tramps

Jan 27, 1955

Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.

5.9

Pup Star: World Tour

May 5, 2018

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6.1

Tiny Heroes

Apr 19, 1997

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