Show People

1928 · 79 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 4,124 VOTES · DIR. King Vidor

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Overview

Hollywood hopeful Peggy Pepper arrives at a major studio, from Georgia, to become a great dramatic star. Things don't go entirely according to plan.

Dialogue Timeline — 245 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:16 SHOW PEOPLE
00:03:28 Casting office... Mr. Oldfish.
00:05:47 There is many a slip between the casting office card and a menu card... especially when one's capital has dwindled to forty cents.
00:08:50 My acting is talk of Savannah.
00:12:04 Are you Mr. Comet?
00:14:36 I shall always give my public best that's in me.
00:19:46 Come on, Baby... you've gone this far... it'll be easy from now on.
00:23:43 I can't keep it from you any longer... I'm the director.
00:27:42 Why, I'd be afraid I'd throw it at someone.
00:30:27 Nothing for you now, Billy. Maybe next year.
00:33:21 Then I won't go!
00:38:09 I know there's nothing written on it, but read it anyway.
00:40:59 Imagine forty thousand starving Armenians...
00:44:15 Confidentially, I am Andre d'Bergerac, le Comte d'Avignon...
00:47:12 My being in the picture will help get it in the big magazines.
00:50:17 Sure I understand. I'll see you some other time, eh?
00:56:03 Miss Pepoire, will you please freshen your make-up?
00:58:43 How can you be so insulting!
01:03:29 Read these... Miss "Patricia Pepoire".
01:05:31 You are so understanding!
01:08:53 "You've ruined your career... just when you were becoming so successful.
01:11:43 There will be no wedding!
02:19:02 CANCEL BOOKING PATRICIA PEPOIRE IN "THE LOVE HOUR"...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed245
Dialogue density3.1 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line02:19:02

Production Record

DirectorKing Vidor
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,124