When future generations want to know what Hollywood of the late 1920s was like, they need look no further than SHOW PEOPLE, King Vidor's joyous tribute to the art of the silent clowns, shot on location at the MGM Studio and featuring cameos by many real-life stars, including Charlie
Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks.
Southern belle Peggy Pepper (Marion Davies) comes to Hollywood from Georgia, intent on becoming a famous dramatic actress. She meets "custard pie artist" Billy Boone (William Haines), who helps get her a bit part in a slapstick comedy he's making for Comet Studio, but she thinks she's in a serious
drama and starts crying when she's sprayed in the face ...
Released:
1928
Rated:
NR
Length:
78 mins