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The Show

Larry Semon

1922 • 25m

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.

The Show

Cast

Oliver Hardy

Oliver HardyStage manager / Audience Member (as Babe Hardy)

Larry Semon

Larry SemonThe Prop Man / Gentle Onlooker

Frank Alexander

Frank AlexanderBallet dancer / Wife of Man with Family

Lucille Carlisle

Lucille CarlisleLeading lady

Betty YoungDancer

Alice Davenport

Alice DavenportAudience member

Al Thompson

Al ThompsonMan who Smuggles Family In

Pete GordonHis son

Frank J. Coleman

Frank J. ColemanAudience member / Woman with Hat / Cop

Jack MillerVillain

Grover LigonBald Policeman

William HauberAudience member (as Bill Hauber)

Coy Watson Jr.

Ernie Adams

Ernie AdamsMagician / Audience Member (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-WanMaid (uncredited)

Crew

Larry Semon

Larry SemonDirector

Norman Taurog

Norman TaurogDirector

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The Show (1922) — Backlot Notes