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The Show Off

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A braggart (Spencer Tracy) tries to reclaim his job and girlfriend (Madge Evans) and win over his prospective mother-in-law.

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Robert E. Sherwood LIFE 10/06/2021
With excellent performances by Ford Sterling, Claire McDowell, Lois Wilson (better than she has ever been before) and Gregory Kelly, The Show Off is a worthy reproduction of a great comedy. Go to Full Review
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07/16/2016 good version of this but I prefer the 1946 re-make See more 02/11/2016 Pleasantly enjoyable. Nice little part by Louise Brooks. A nice time capsule. See more 03/31/2015 A charming light comedy about this office worker who is painful show off & all of hilarious consequences. Not a very important film but simple & charming. An early vehicle by silent phenomenon Louise Brooks who went on to some amazing films. It's got some beautiful footage of early Philadelphia & has some solid acting despite its predictable ending...the typical all's well that ends well. See more 12/20/2011 A decent silent film. Louise Brooks is always great but this one was just alright. See more 01/13/2011 This is a pretty good comedy, it's got a couple of really funny scenes, and the actors are pretty good, but the story is predictable especially the ending. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A braggart (Spencer Tracy) tries to reclaim his job and girlfriend (Madge Evans) and win over his prospective mother-in-law.
Director
Charles Reisner
Producer
Lucien Hubbard
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m