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The Big Show-Off

19454.5 / 1069 min
Comedy, Drama, Music

Overview

A shy songwriter (Arthur Lake) pretends to be a championship wrestler known as "The Devil" in order to impress a pretty nightclub singer (Dale Evans).

Cast

Arthur Lake

Arthur Lake

Sanford "Sandy" Elliott

Dale Evans

Dale Evans

June Mayfield

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Joe Bagley

George Meeker

George Meeker

Wally Porter

Paul Hurst

Paul Hurst

Herbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler

Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein

"Boris The Bulgar", a wrestler

Marjorie Manners

Marjorie Manners

Mitzi

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Franklin D. Ripbogle Jr.

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Dr. Dinwiddle

Louis Adlon

Louis Adlon

Leopold Muckenfuss

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Voice Student

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

G. Whitmore Peabody

Ariel Heath

Ariel Heath

Goldie

Leo White

Leo White

Picasso Putschnik

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Police Captain

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Slaughterhouse Shannon

Anson Weeks

Anson Weeks

Himself, a bandleader

Dan Tobey

Dan Tobey

Wrestling Announcer

Crew

Howard Bretherton

Howard Bretherton

Director

Claude Spence

Claude Spence

Associate Producer

Frank Dexter

Frank Dexter

Art Direction

Richard Weil

Richard Weil

Screenplay

Harry Reif

Harry Reif

Set Decoration

Mme. Houda

Mme. Houda

Costume Design

Sydney M. Williams

Sydney M. Williams

Producer

László Vadnay

László Vadnay

Screenplay

Jack Greenhalgh

Jack Greenhalgh

Director of Photography