Show Folks (1928)
Overview
Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger.
What is Show Folks about?
Eddie Kehoe is a young vaudeville hoofer who thinks his inability to hit the big time is the fault of stage managers, agents, musicians...everybody but himself. Eddie likes to tell others how good he is, but seldom shows them. Kitty Mayo, an old-time burlesque queen, who is with the McNary Vaudeville Company, advises Eddie to get himself a partner, as his solo abilities can only be stretched so far. He decides to follow her advice and, while in a theatrical supply shop, he sees Rita Carey rehearsing her dancing act that includes a trained duck. Eddie tells Rita he is a good friend of McNary's, and, with him as her partner, her future in show business will be secured. She agrees to join him and Eddie promptly names the act "Eddie Kehoe and Partner". Despite his conceit, Rita likes Eddie, as do others in the troupe, including Cleo a little gold-digger. Show Folks is a Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music movie, released on 1928-10-20, runtime 70 minutes.
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Directed by
Paul L. Stein
Cast
- Eddie Quillan as Eddie Kehoe
- Lina Basquette as Rita Carey
- Carole Lombard as Cleo (as Carol Lombard)
- Robert Armstrong as Owens - Promoter
- Crauford Kent as McNary the Vaudeville Producer
- Bessie Barriscale as Kitty Mayo
- Richard Tucker as Vaudeville Performer
- Maurice Black as Vaudeville Performer
- Joan Bennett as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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