On With the Show!
5.8
“It had to come! This newest triumph of Science and Art- Motion Pictures in Natural Colors!”
With unpaid actors and staff, the stage show Phantom Sweetheart seems doomed. To complicate matters, the box office takings have been robbed and the leading lady refuses to appear. Can the show be saved?
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Cast
27 people
Arthur Lake
Harold
Known for
Topper
Betty Compson
Nita
Known for
The Docks of New York
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Joe E. Brown
Joe Beaton
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Comedy of Terrors
Sally O'Neil
Kitty
Known for
Battling Butler
William Bakewell
Jimmy
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Louise Fazenda
Sarah
Known for
The Old Maid
Alice in Wonderland
Sam Hardy
Jerry
Known for
King Kong
The Miracle Woman
Harry Gribbon
Joe
Known for
The Cameraman
Show People
Lee Moran
Pete
Also in
My Lady of Whims
P.D.Q.
Wheeler Oakman
Willie Durant aka Robert Wallace
Also in
Outside the Law
Gambling with Souls
Madeline Fairbanks
One of The Fairbanks Twins
Also in
Their One Love
The Twins of the G.L. Ranch
Marion Fairbanks
One of The Fairbanks Twins
Also in
Their One Love
The Little Girl Next Door
Alan Crosland Director · Humphrey Pearson Author Tony Gaudio Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $493K · United States release July 13, 1929
Box office
Budget
$493,000
Worldwide gross
$2,415,000
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
The Vitaphone Corporation
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · May 28, 1929
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · July 13, 1929
Theatrical
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