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The Show-Off

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Aubrey Piper (Red Skelton) is a big-talking blowhard with huge ambitions and very little smarts. After lying and bragging about his past, he's eventually able to convince the gorgeous Amy Fisher (Marilyn Maxwell) to marry him. However, he has difficulty earning the favor of Amy's mother (Marjorie Main), father (George Cleveland) and sister (Jacqueline White) after he nearly burns their house to the ground and puts them on the brink of financial ruin.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/18/2005
C-
There's nothing to show-off about this unfunny obnoxious comedy-romance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/01/2010 another funny 1 from skelton-america's clown See more Read all reviews
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Harry Beaumont

Director

Red Skelton

J. Aubrey Piper

Marilyn Maxwell

Amy Fisher Piper

Marjorie Main

Mrs. Fisher

Virginia O'Brien

Hortense

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Eddie
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The Show-Off

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Synopsis Aubrey Piper (Red Skelton) is a big-talking blowhard with huge ambitions and very little smarts. After lying and bragging about his past, he's eventually able to convince the gorgeous Amy Fisher (Marilyn Maxwell) to marry him. However, he has difficulty earning the favor of Amy's mother (Marjorie Main), father (George Cleveland) and sister (Jacqueline White) after he nearly burns their house to the ground and puts them on the brink of financial ruin.
Director
Harry Beaumont
Producer
Albert Lewis
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m