The Show
5.9
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
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Cast
15 people
Oliver Hardy
Stage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)
Known for
The Music Box
Sons of the Desert
Larry Semon
The Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker
Known for
Underworld
The Wizard of Oz
Frank Alexander
Ballet dancer / Wife of Man with Family
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Lucille Carlisle
Leading lady
Also in
The Grocery Clerk
Golf
Betty Young
Dancer
Also in
Starving Beauties
The Luck of Roaring Camp
Alice Davenport
Audience member
Also in
Gentlemen of Nerve
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Al Thompson
Man who Smuggles Family In
Also in
The Sawmill
Breezing Along
Pete Gordon
His son
Also in
Lady of Burlesque
The Rent Collector
Frank J. Coleman
Audience member / Woman with Hat / Cop
Known for
The Cure
The Fireman
Jack Miller
Villain
Also in
Oh, Mama!
The Big Timer
Grover Ligon
Bald Policeman
Also in
Kid Speed
The Bakery
William Hauber
Audience member (as Bill Hauber)
Known for
His Favorite Pastime
The Wizard of Oz
Norman Taurog Director · Larry Semon Director Hans F. Koenekamp Cinematographer
United States release March 19, 1922 · Produced in United States · Languages English, No dialogue
Production
Larry Semon Productions
Production
Vitagraph Company of America
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · March 19, 1922
Theatrical
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