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...SHOW-OFF???A nicely balanced comedy that lies close to tragedy, with with an uncanny insight into a human being who considers that words outweigh deeds...
...SHOW-OFF???A pungent comedy of human striving to impress, that is almost pathetic in its revelation of the insect-like futility of mankind...
...OFF???George Randolph Chester?Harper ($2.00). A pleasant picture of the cinema industry as conceived by the average fan. The hero, gifted with a winning smile, infallibility, a flat stomach and gangle shanks, sells his services to "Magnificent Pictures" at an initial salary of one dime per week and progresses in nine years to the dignity of a divorce scandal and his life-long ambition: "Isidor Iskovitch Presents." The story of his rise begins with the assembling of a $10,000-stake from seven Iskovitch uncles blessed with red beards and businesses of the varying styles to be expected from...
...SHOW-OFF???A pungent exposure of the type of man who is always with us, and whom even this incisive satire cannot destroy...
...SHOW-OFF???A highly ticklesome comedy, turning bombast into a fine...