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The Show-Off is a 1925 American silent film comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, based on the play of the same name by George Kelly.
- 81 min
- 19.2K
- The Vintage Audio Life
The Show-Off is a 1924 stage play by George Kelly about a working-class North Philadelphian family's reluctance to accept their daughter's suitor Aubrey Piper, an overly confident Socialist buffoon. The play has been revived five times on Broadway and adapted for film four times; it is Kelly's most frequently produced play.
The Show-Off is a 1926 American silent film comedy produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, based on the play of the same name by George Kelly. Directed by Mal St. Clair, the film stars Ford Sterling, Lois Wilson and Louise Brooks.
Apr 16, 2023 · This first film version of George Kelly's stage comedy The Show Off stars former Keystone Kop Ford Sterling in the title role. Though he's only a thirty-dollar-a-week clerk, Aubrey Piper (Sterling) is an incorrigible braggart, brimming full of grandiose get-rich-quick schemes. Quickly ingratiating himself with the family of his ...
- 82 min
The Show-Off: Directed by Harry Beaumont. With Red Skelton, Marilyn Maxwell, Marjorie Main, Virginia O'Brien. Lowly clerk Aubrey Piper has a fondness for exaggerating about himself to impress people.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Harry Beaumont
- 1946-12
The Show-Off is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont based on the play of the same name by George Kelly. It stars Red Skelton and Marilyn Maxwell. It was previously filmed in 1926 as The Show-Off starring Ford Sterling, Lois Wilson and Louise Brooks and in 1934 as The Show-Off with Spencer Tracy and Madge Evans.
to behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying: She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one. He's always showing off to his classmates. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to boast about something.
