The Show (1922 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Show
| image = The Show (1922) - 2.jpg
| caption = Advertisement
| director = Larry Semon
Norman Taurog
| producer = Larry Semon
Albert E. Smith
| writer = Larry Semon
Norman Taurog
| starring = Oliver Hardy
| cinematography = Hans F. Koenekamp
| editing =
| distributor = Vitagraph Company of America
| released = {{film date|1922|3|19}}
| runtime = 20 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
The Show is a 1922 American silent short comedy film directed by Larry Semon and Norman Taurog and featuring Oliver Hardy.{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/Show1922-1.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: The Show |access-date=March 18, 2009|work=silentera.com}}
Plot
As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: The Show |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=14 |issue=11 |page=61 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=March 11, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald14exhi}} Larry Semon is a stage hand and is also part of the audience, which keeps one guessing regarding the dual capacity. He steals a bouquet of flowers meant for the star and gives them to a member of the chorus, not knowing that a cat has knocked over a bottle of ink on them. He then turns on the wind machine at the wrong time, filling the stage and playhouse with black powder. He attempts to save the star's jewels but is knocked senseless, and dreams of a wild ride to recover them. Then he wakes up.
Cast
- Larry Semon as The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
- Oliver Hardy as Stage manager / Audience Member (credited as Babe Hardy)
- Frank Alexander as Ballet dancer
- Lucille Carlisle as Leading lady
- Betty Young as Dancer
- Alice Davenport as Audience member
- Al Thompson as Man Who Smuggles His Family Into Show
- Frank J. Coleman as Audience member / Woman with Hat / Cop
- Jack Miller Jr. as Villain
- Grover Ligon as Bald Policeman
- William Hauber as Audience member (credited as Bill Hauber)
- Ernie Adams as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Maid (uncredited)
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=0248433|title=The Show}}
- {{Internet Archive short film|id=The_Show1922|name=The Show}}
- {{YouTube|id=jud55E4Irjs|title=The Show (1922)}}
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Category:Silent American comedy short films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Larry Semon
Category:Short films directed by Norman Taurog
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language comedy short films
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