The Girl in the Show
Brief Synopsis
Confusion reigns when a touring show's manager deserts them.
Cast & Crew
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Edgar Selwyn
Director
Bessie Love
Hattie Hartley
Raymond Hackett
Mal Thorne
Edward Nugent
Dave Amazon
Mary Doran
Connie Bard
Jed Prouty
Newton Wampler
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Aug
31,
1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Eva the Fifth; the Odyssey of a Tom Show in Three Acts by Kenyon Nicholson, John Golden (New York, 1928).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,574ft
(9 reels)
Synopsis
An Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe traveling through Kansas is left high and dry by their manager, Ed Bondell, when he absconds with their meager stake. Hattie Hartley, the fifth in a line of thespian Little Evas, falls for Mal Thorne, another member of the troupe, but it appears that she will marry local undertaker Newton Wampler, whose wealth will keep the show alive and send her sister Oriole to school. When Thorne secures the act a billing, the altar-bound Hattie is replaced as Eva by Oriole, and so desirous of regaining her old part is she that a lethal dose of candy to her sister does she feed. The sweet supper takes its toll midway through the show, allowing Hattie to step into her old shoes, and Thorne and her to marry.
Director
Edgar Selwyn
Director
Cast
Bessie Love
Hattie Hartley
Raymond Hackett
Mal Thorne
Edward Nugent
Dave Amazon
Mary Doran
Connie Bard
Jed Prouty
Newton Wampler
Ford Sterling
Editor Bondell
Nanci Price
Oriole
Lucy Beaumont
Lorna Montrose
Richard Carlyle
Leon Montrose
Alice Moe
Grace Steeple
Frank Nelson
Tracy Boone
Jack Mcdonald
Ernest Beaumont
Ethel Wales
Mrs. Truxton
John F. Morrissey
Jess Morrissey
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
Aug
31,
1929
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Eva the Fifth; the Odyssey of a Tom Show in Three Acts by Kenyon Nicholson, John Golden (New York, 1928).
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Mono (MovieTone)
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,574ft
(9 reels)
