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!
Watch the official The Show of Shows 1929 trailer in HD below.
A dance and music film tailored completely for Marika Rokk: After her divorce, the wife of a composer uses her wit and charm to engage Marika as a singer and dancer on the stage.
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.
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.
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.
Four aging animals, a dog, a cat, a donkey and a rooster escape from their former homes because they weren't as productive and useful for their owners as they used to be.
Alternative movies trailers for The Show of Shows
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from The Show of Shows:
Overture "The Show of Shows" Vitaphone / Warner Brothers film (1929)
Overture to "The Show of Shows"--a Vitaphone / Warner Bros. film from 1929.
John Barrymore. Show of Shows (1929)
John Barrymore reads the soliloquy of Richard III from Shakespeare's King Henry VI (part 3 act 3 scene 2).
Myrna Loy Ben Turpin & Lupino Lane "The Florodora Boys": "The Show of Shows" (film) (1929)
from the all star Warner Brothers early talkie Revue "The Show of Shows" Featuring Frank Fay as the Compere and the ladies in order of their appearance: ...
"The Show of Shows" clip 1
A scene from the 1929 film "The Show of Shows" with Beatrice Lillie Frank Fay Louise Fazenda and Lloyd Hamilton. For more information visit ...
Alice White Patsy Ruth Miller Dance Number ~ Show Of Shows
A scene from the 1929 musical The Show Of Shows with Alice White Patsy Ruth Miller and Georges Carpentier ~ See more Alice @
The Golden Age of Circus The Show of Shows BBC Documentary 2016
Roll up roll up for an unforgettable experience! This film tells the story of itinerant circus performers cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions.
Popular movie trailers from 1929
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1929:
Juan is summoned by Goldenberg to offer him a job in the cheap business. To get away from him, Pardo evades his proposals justifying himself by saying that he must consult with his partner; who, in reality, does not exist.
This is a really strange, but thought provoking film. Here, beloved Mary literally lets Harry Spear kick her behind, spend her money on him, and forces her to push his kiddie car, all so that she could get the occasional joy of watching Harry "Wiggle His Ears.
Based on George Ade's story about a wealthy young man whose life is changed by his love for a gardener's daughter, transforming him into a more compassionate person.
In this his third film for FBO (Film Booking Office), Mix plays Tom Manning, a cowboy framed for murder and bank robbery by bandit leader Ethan Laidlaw.
Silent military propaganda film by Erkki Karu, later followed by the musical revue film Meidän poikamme merellä ("Our Boys at Sea", 1933) and Meidän poikamme ilmassa – me maassa ("Our Boys in the Air – and We on Land", 1934), both of them also directed by Karu.
