The Big Show-Off

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).

Release date

Jan 22, 1945

Rating

4.5 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 9 minutes

Genres

Comedy
Drama
Music

Cast

Arthur Lake
As Sanford "Sandy" Elliott
Dale Evans
As June Mayfield
Lionel Stander
As Joe Bagley
George Meeker
As Wally Porter
Paul Hurst
As Herbert Trafagan, aka "The Devil", a wrestler
Sammy Stein
As "Boris The Bulgar", a wrestler
Marjorie Manners
As Mitzi
Emmett Lynn
As Franklin D. Ripbogle Jr.
Douglas Wood
As Dr. Dinwiddle
Louis Adlon
As Leopold Muckenfuss
Vince Barnett
As Voice Student
Harry Depp
As G. Whitmore Peabody
Ariel Heath
As Goldie
Leo White
As Picasso Putschnik
Robert Homans
As Police Captain
Milton Kibbee
As Slaughterhouse Shannon
Anson Weeks
No picture available
As Himself, a bandleader
Dan Tobey
No picture available
As Wrestling Announcer

Crew

Howard Bretherton
Role: Director
Mme. Houda
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Role: Costume Design
Richard Weil
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Role: Screenplay
Harry Reif
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Role: Set Decoration
Frank Dexter
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Role: Art Direction
Sydney M. Williams
No picture available
Role: Producer
László Vadnay
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Role: Screenplay
Claude Spence
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Role: Associate Producer
Jack Greenhalgh
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Role: Director of Photography