Show People was a starring vehicle for actress Marion Davies and William Haines and included notable cameo appearances by many of the film personalities of the day, including Charlie Chaplin (who appears twice), Douglas Fairbanks, William S Hart and John Gilbert and writer Elinor Glyn. Vidor King also appears in a cameo as himself, as does Davies (to a decidedly unimpressed reaction by herself in character as Peggy Pepper). The film is a lighthearted look at Hollywood at the end of the silent film era and is considered Davies’ best role. Show People features no audible dialog but was released with a Movietone soundtrack with a synchronized musical score and sound effects.
Synopsis – Colonel Pepper brings his daughter Peggy from Georgia to Hollywood to be an actress. There she meets Billy who gets her work at Comet Studio doing comedies with him. But Peggy is discovered by High Art Studio and she leaves Billy and Comet to work there. For her new image, she is now Patricia Pepoire and ignores Billy when he sees her on location. When she is no longer wanted by the little people who do not understand “ART”, she plans to marry Andre to get a fake title. Billy will not let her go without a fight.
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Film duration – 79 minutes.