
The Show Off
Comedy · Drama
Overview
A blowhard who poses as a railroad executive (but is really just a $30-a-week clerk) catches a young bride and then drives her family's finances to the brink of ruin.
Top Cast


Ford Sterling
Ford Sterling
Aubrey Piper
Ford Sterling
Aubrey Piper


Lois Wilson
Lois Wilson
Amy Fisher Piper
Lois Wilson
Amy Fisher Piper


Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Mom Fisher
Claire McDowell
Mom Fisher


Louise Brooks
Louise Brooks
Clara
Louise Brooks
Clara
Gregory Kelly
Gregory Kelly
Joe Fisher
Gregory Kelly
Joe Fisher
Charles Goodrich
Charles Goodrich
Pop Fisher
Charles Goodrich
Pop Fisher
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