Polly Moran brought boisterous comic energy to Hollywood across the silent and sound eras and became a beloved character comedienne. Show People turns a dramatic actress into a slapstick star, Rose-Marie searches for a fugitive brother with a Mountie, London After Midnight investigates a death with an eerie vampire disguise, and The Show complicates a carnival barker’s swindle with real feelings. The Scarlet Letter and Flesh and the Devil round out the list.
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Show People (1928)
TMDB ★ 7.3
Dorothy Sebastian is in this silent comedy about an aspiring dramatic actress who accidentally becomes a beloved slapstick comedy star.
Directed by King Vidor · 1h 19m · Rated NR
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Marceline Day features in this lost Lon Chaney horror about a Scotland Yard detective who investigates a mysterious death using an eerie vampire disguise to draw out the killer.
Polly Moran features in this Tod Browning silent about a carnival barker whose scheme to swindle a wealthy patron is complicated by real feelings for a performer.
Polly Moran appears in this Lillian Gish silent about a woman in Puritan New England who is publicly shamed for adultery while protecting her secret lover's identity.
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