Show Off (1946)

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Previously filmed in 1926 and 1934, George Kelly's venerable stage comedy The Show-Off was dusted off as a Red Skelton vehicle in 1946. Skelton is well cast as Aubrey Piper, an inveterate braggart who sorely annoys the family of his wife Amy (Marilyn Maxwell). All talk but no action, Piper gets… More Previously filmed in 1926 and 1934, George Kelly's venerable stage comedy The Show-Off was dusted off as a Red Skelton vehicle in 1946. Skelton is well cast as Aubrey Piper, an inveterate braggart who sorely annoys the family of his wife Amy (Marilyn Maxwell). All talk but no action, Piper gets Amy's family involved in one foredoomed get-rich-quick scheme after another. Through a fluke, the show-off actually makes good towards the end, but though he realizes that he could never have done so without his wife's help he insists upon blowing his own horn well past the fadeout and "end" credits. Only Skelton's inherent likeability saves Aubrey Piper from being a thoroughly obnoxious blowhard. Featured in the cast of The Show-Off is Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, who is given surprisingly little to do. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Genres: Comedy

On DVD: Dec 15, 1993

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
There's nothing to show-off about this unfunny obnoxious comedy-romance.

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Cast

            Leon Ames as Frank Hyland

            Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Rochester

            George Cleveland as Pop Fisher

            Lila Leeds as Flo

            Marjorie Main as Mrs. Fisher

            Marilyn Maxwell as Amy

            Virginia O'Brien as Hortense

            Emory Parnell as Appleton

            Red Skelton as Aubrey Piper

            Marshall Thompson as Joe Fisher

            Jacqueline White as Clara Hyland

            Wilson Wood as Horace Adams

            Byron Foulger as Jenkins

            Jo Gilbert as Woman

            Russell Hicks as Thorbison

            Patrick McVey as Officer

            Ida Moore as Mrs. Ascot

            Robert E. O'Connor as Motorman

            Frank Orth as Kopec

            Francis Pierlot as Judge Ederman

            Grady Sutton as Mr. Hotchkiss

            Robert B. Williams as Officer

            Charles Lane as Quiz Master

            Tim Hawkins as Little Boy

            John Tyers as Producer
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