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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 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. Oct 6, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member good version of this but I prefer the 1946 re-make Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Pleasantly enjoyable. Nice little part by Louise Brooks. A nice time capsule. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A decent silent film. Louise Brooks is always great but this one was just alright. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review 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