Show Business

After 35 years in show business, Eddie Cantor decided to produce a film based on his early career. SHOW BUSINESS follows a troupe of four performers (Cantor, George Murphy, Joan Davis, and Constance Moore) as they begin in 1914 on the vaudeville circuit and work their way up to the Ziegfeld Follies. A number of vaudeville vets re-create their original acts in this enjoyable musical, a film that literally is fun for all, especially the performers, who are clearly enjoying themselves. Its vision of vaudeville may be somewhat romanticized, but the movie serves as an excellent document of that wonderful American entertainment. Some much-loved old tunes, including "Alab...