The Big Show-Off
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Cast
- Arthur LakeArthur Lake (actor)Arthur Lake was an American actor known best for bringing Dagwood Bumstead, the bumbling husband of Blondie, to life in film, radio and television.-Early life and career:...
as Sandy Elliott, Shy Pianist - Dale EvansDale EvansDale Evans, was an American writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.-Early life:...
as June Mayfield, Night Club Singer - Lionel StanderLionel StanderLionel Jay Stander was an American actor in films, radio, theater and television.-Early life and career:Lionel Stander was born in The Bronx, New York, to Russian Jewish immigrants, the first of three children...
as Joe Bagley, Club Owner - George MeekerGeorge MeekerGeorge Meeker was an American character movie and Broadway actor who became more of a legend off-camera than on. Meeker made several movies such as Crime Inc. , and Thief in the Dark and played an uncredited part in All Through the Night .Meeker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.-External...
as Wally Porter, Club MC - Paul HurstPaul HurstPaul Michael Hurst is a former English footballer who played in Football League Two in England, for Rotherham, where he played for over 10 years. He is currently joint manager of Conference National side Grimsby Town with Rob Scott.-Playing career:Hurst figured regularly on the left side of the...
as The Devil, Masked Wrestling Champion - Marjorie Manners as Mitzi
- Sammy Stein as Boris the Bulgar, Wrestler
- Louis AdlonLouis AdlonLouis Adlon , a.k.a. Duke Adlon, was a German-born American motion-picture actor.-Biography:A supporting actor and bit player from Germany, in Hollywood from the late-1930s. Adlon was the son of Lorenz Adlon, founder of the famous Adlon Hotel in Berlin, where he spent much of his childhood...
as Muckenfuss - Dan Tobey as Wrestling Announcer
- Douglas WoodDouglas WoodDouglas Wood , is an Australian construction engineer who had worked with the American military, and was held hostage in Iraq for six weeks between May and June 2005, before being rescued.-Early life:...
as Dr. Dinwiddle - Emmett LynnEmmett LynnEmmett Lynn was an American film actor. He appeared in over 140 films between 1940 and 1956.He was born in Muscatine, Iowa, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.-Selected filmography:...
as Hobo - Sherry Cameron as Dancer, Cameron and Kirby Team
- Klayton Kirby as Dancer, Cameron and Kirby Team
- Anson WeeksAnson WeeksAnson Weeks was leader of a popular West Coast dance band in the late 1920s through the 1960s, primarily in San Francisco. His first recording was in Oakland on February 7, 1925, but it was not successful.He formed his first band in 1924 and had key hotel jobs in Oakland and Sacramento...
as Orchestra Leader
Soundtrack
- Dale Evans with the Anson Weeks Orchestra - "There's Only One You" (Written by Dale EvansDale EvansDale Evans, was an American writer, movie star, and singer-songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers.-Early life:...
) - Dale Evans with the Anson Weeks Orchestra - "Cleo From Rio" (Written by Dave Oppenheim and Roy Ingraham)
- Sherry Cameron and Klayton Kirby with the Anson Weeks Orchestra - "Memories of Old Vienna"
- "Hoops My Dear" (Written by Dave Oppenheim)