---
title: 'The Show of Shows (1929)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John G. Adolfi'
released: '1929-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-show-of-shows-1929'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020403/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Show of Shows (1929)

1929 · 128 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

Show of Shows is a 1929 American sound pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The sound Vitaphone production was shot almost entirely in Technicolor, cost almost $800,000 and earned more than twice as much at the box office.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John G. Adolfi](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-g-adolfi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edward Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ward)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barney McGill](https://cinepixo.com/people/barney-mcgill)

## Cast

- [Otto Matieson](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-matieson)
- [Sally O'Neil](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-o-neil)
- [Chester Conklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-conklin)
- [Lila Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lila-lee)
- [Gertrude Olmstead](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrude-olmstead)
- [Douglas Fairbanks Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-fairbanks-jr)
- [Bull Montana](https://cinepixo.com/people/bull-montana)
- [Anders Randolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-randolf)
- [Jack Buchanan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-buchanan)
- [Noah Beery, Sr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/noah-beery-sr)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [Heinie Conklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinie-conklin)
- [Philo McCullough](https://cinepixo.com/people/philo-mccullough)
- [Bert Roach](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-roach)
- [Carmel Myers](https://cinepixo.com/people/carmel-myers)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-show-of-shows-1929
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2382728); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.