The Show of Shows 1929
From the studio that gave cinema its voice, 1929 audiences were treated to a lavish music‑comedy‑novelty revue. Hosted by Frank Fay, the jam‑packed show features over 70 acts—including bicyclists, boxer Georges Carpentier, dazzling chorus lines, sister duets, Myrna Loy in two‑strip Technicolor as an exotic Far‑East beauty, John Barrymore delivering his first on‑screen spoken Shakespeare soliloquy, and Winnie Lightner’s playful “Singing in the Bathtub” number—plus a cameo by Rin‑Tin‑Tin.
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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Show of Shows
Explore the complete cast of The Show of Shows, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.
Myrna Loy
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Tully Marshall
Performer in "The Pirate" / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
Frank Fay
Master of Ceremonies
Chester Morris
Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
Dolores Costello
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Loretta Young
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
William Collier Jr.
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Mary Astor
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
H.B. Warner
The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
John Barrymore
Richard III in 'Henry VI Part III' (uncredited)
Ann Sothern
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (as Harriet Lake)
Frances Lee
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Jack Buchanan
Jack (uncredited)
Louise Fazenda
'Recitations' Sketch (uncredited)
Johnny Arthur
Hero - Performer in 'The Pirate' (uncredited)
Monte Blue
Condemned Man (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Traffic Cop in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number (uncredited)
William Bakewell
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Ted Lewis
Performer in 'The Pirate' Number
Betty Compson
Performer in 'The Pirate Number' & 'Lady Luck' Numbers (uncredited)
Winnie Lightner
Performer in 'Pingo Pongo' & 'Singing in the Bathtub' Numbers
Nick Lucas
Lady Luck Solo for 'The Only Song I Know' & 'Chinese Fantasy' Numbers
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Ambrose in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Patsy Ruth Miller
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'If I Could Learn to Love' Numbers
Marceline Day
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Rin-Tin-Tin
'Chinese Fantasty' Presenter
Sid Silvers
Al Jolson Impersonator / Introducing Larry Ceballos Black and White Girls Number
Jacqueline Logan
Performer in 'The Pirate' & 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers (uncredited)
William Courtenay
The Minister - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
Ben Turpin
Waiter in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Hobart Bosworth
Executioner - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
Viola Dana
Performer in 'The Pirate,' 'Meet My Sister' & 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Numbers
Shirley Mason
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' & 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Numbers
Helene Costello
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
John G. Adolfi
Heinie Conklin
Ice Man in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number (uncredited)
Noah Beery
Performer in "The Pirate" Number / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution") (uncredited)
Carmel Myers
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Richard Barthelmess
Meet My Sister Presenter (uncredited)
Lila Lee
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Jack Mulhall
Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number
Alice White
Performer in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Marion Byron
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Sally Eilers
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Lupino Lane
Street Cleaner in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number / 'Tramp' Ballet
Marian Nixon
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Georges Carpentier
Boulevardier in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)
Grant Withers
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two Number (uncredited)
Sally O'Neil
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
Irène Bordoni
Performer in 'Just for One Hour of Love' Number
Sally Blane
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Sôjin Kamiyama
Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch (as Sojin)
Edna Murphy
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Alberta Vaughn
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
(uncredited)
James Clemens
Performer (as Jimmy Clemons) (uncredited)
Lois Wilson
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Beatrice Lillie
Performer in 'Recitations' Number (uncredited)
Gertrude Olmstead
Performer in 'Bicycle Built for Two' Number (uncredited)
Alice Day
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' & 'Meet My Sister' Numbers
Lloyd Hamilton
Hansom Cabby in "What Became of the Floradora Boys" number" / (segment "Recitations") / Soldier (segment "Rifle Execution")
Armida
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number (as Mimi Vendrell)
Molly O'Day
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Lolita Vendrell
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number (as Lola Vendrell)
Ada Mae Vaughn
Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number
Harry Akst
Pianist Accompanying Irene Bordoni
Ethlyne Clair
Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
Joseph A. Burke
Joe Burke (as Joe Burke) (uncredited)
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