''The Show'' is a 1922 American silent
short
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comedy film
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directed by
Larry Semon
Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
and
Norman Taurog
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and featuring
Oliver Hardy.
Plot
As described in a
film magazine
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Larry Semon is a stage hand and is also part of the audience, which keeps one guessing regarding the dual capacity. He steals a bouquet of flowers meant for the star and gives them to a member of the chorus, not knowing that a cat has knocked over a bottle of ink on them. He then turns on the wind machine at the wrong time, filling the stage and playhouse with black powder. He attempts to save the star's jewels but is knocked senseless, and dreams of a wild ride to recover them. Then he wakes up.
Cast
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Larry Semon
Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working ...
as The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
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Oliver Hardy as Stage manager / Audience Member (credited as Babe Hardy)
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Frank Alexander as Ballet dancer / Wife of Man with Family
* Lucille Carlisle as Leading lady
* Betty Young as Dancer
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Alice Davenport as Audience member
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Al Thompson as Man who Smuggles Family In
* Pete Gordon as His son
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Frank J. Coleman as Audience member / Woman with Hat / Cop
* Jack Miller Jr. as Villain
* Grover Ligon as Bald Policeman
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William Hauber as Audience member (credited as Bill Hauber)
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Coy Watson, Jr.
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Ernie Adams as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Madame Sul-Te-Wan (born Nellie Crawford; March 7, 1873 – February 1, 1959) was the first black actress to sign a film contract and be a featured performer.Lowe, Denise. ''An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films'', Hawo ...
as Maid (uncredited)
See also
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Oliver Hardy filmography
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References
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1922 films
1922 comedy films
1922 short films
American silent short films
Silent American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Larry Semon
Films directed by Norman Taurog
American comedy short films
1920s American films
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