Show Business (1944)
Release Date: Dec 8, 1944 Wide
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After a year's absence, entertainer Eddie Cantor returned to the screen in the self-produced Show Business. The plot is loosely based on Cantor's own rise to fame, from vaudeville to Broadway. Covering the years 1914 to 1929, the film reflects the changing tastes in entertainment, though Cantor (as in real life) steadfastly remains the same. Co-stars George Murphy and Joan Davis likewise borrow from their own showbiz experience in playing their characters, while Constance Moore, who was still in
Dec 8, 1944 Wide
Cast
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Eddie Cantor
Eddie Martin -
George Murphy
George Doane -
Joan Davis
Joan Mason -
Nancy Kelly
Nancy Gaye -
Constance Moore
Constance Ford -
Donald Douglas
Charles Lucas -
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
Harold -
Claire Carleton
Nurse -
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Ralph Dunn
Taxi Driver -
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Harry Harvey Jr.
Page Boy -
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Chef Joseph Milani
Head Waiter -
Bert Moorhouse
Desk Clerk -
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Forbes Murray
Director -
Elaine Riley
Girl -
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Joseph Vitale
Caesar -
George Jessel
Himself -
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Jerry Maren
Midget -
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Alice Wallace
Show Girl -
Russ Clark
Army Doctor -
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