back in the day if marion davy have have her druthers and do not just listen to william randolph hearst and she would have do more film like show people and be a lot happy . in fact when you see her get her first big break in two reel comedy and she would have love to have do that in her career instead of such epic like when knighthood be in flower and janice meredith . what youre see by all account in show people be the real davy and a gifted comedienne and a superb mimic and a generous good hearted person . she could really identify with the character of peggy pepper aka patricia prepoire and she put up with her share of pretense in her hollywood stardom . if the plot of show people be set in the legitimate stage you would call it a backstage story . i guess it be one of the first movie about the movie you could call it a behind the camera story . marion be eager young hopeful who arrive in hollywood like so many others and look for that big break . she want to drama and but her introduction to the movie be a the foil for the burlesque comic . she get her share of pie and seltzer in the face and but learn her trade . and also win the heart of young comic actor william haines . she do get her first big break and but it doesn not come for haines as well and marion do get to do legitimate drama with actor paul ralli and play andre telfair and a pretend no account count of avignon . somebody here be take a shot at actor lou tellegen and lover and husband of sarah bernhardt and geraldine farrar and others and to hear tell of it and one of the most despised people in cinema . show people be one of the first film to have the unbilled cameo appearance of star a themselves . you will get to see folk like charlie chaplin and douglas fairbanks and william s. hart and mae murray and john gilbert and eleanor boardman etc . and just be themselves in and around the film colony . that in itself make show people a film worth save . show people also make good use of standard tin pan alley song like and ain not we get fun and i be sit on top of the world and you would be surprise and california and here i come . a the film come out on the cusp of sound be introduce and a song call crossroad be introduce in it . it not a bad number and but no credit be give to the boy and girl sing it in the soundtrack . i guess since theyre not see and it be felt no billing be necessary . still i would like to know and i be sure you would to if you be fortunate enough to see show people . it easy to see why marion davies like this film so much and consider it a personal favorite . she look so at home in this film and her real life lack of pretense shine through in her performance which make it a real treat for the audience .