"THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH!"

1933

1h 37m

7.2(172 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

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Cast & Crew

91 members

Acting

Warren William

Lawrence

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Joan Blondell

Carol

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Aline MacMahon

Trixie

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Ruby Keeler

Polly

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Dick Powell

Brad

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Guy Kibbee

Peabody

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Ned Sparks

Barney

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Ginger Rogers

Fay

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Etta Moten

'Remember My Forgotten Man' Singer (uncredited)

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Charles C. Wilson

Deputy (uncredited)

Directing

Busby Berkeley

Call Boy (uncredited)

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Charles Lane

Society Reporter (uncredited)

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Billy Barty

Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

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Tammany Young

Gigolo Eddie (uncredited)

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Maynard Holmes

First Delivery Boy (uncredited)

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Sterling Holloway

Second Delivery Boy with Hat (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Gottschalk

Complaining Club Member (uncredited)

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Theresa Harris

Black Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Black Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

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Virginia Dabney

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jayne Shadduck

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Dorothy Coonan Wellman

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jane Wyman

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Joan Barclay

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Patricia Douglas

Dance (uncredited)

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Dennis O'Keefe

Theatregoer (uncredited)

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Bill Elliott

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

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Robert Agnew

Dance Director (uncredited)

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Loretta Andrews

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Monica Bannister

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Bonnie Bannon

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Anita Barnes

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Eric Blore

Clubman (uncredited)

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Audrene Brier

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Tex Brodus

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Lynn Browning

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Edna Callahan

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Maxine Cantway

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Mary Jane Carey

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Margaret Carthew

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Hobart Cavanaugh

Dog Salesman (uncredited)

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Azelie Cecil

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Mildred Dixon

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Marlo Dwyer

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jay Eaton

Diner (uncredited)

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Gloria Faythe

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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June Gittelson

Fat Woman in 'Pettin' in the Park' Number (uncredited)

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June Glory

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Sam Godfrey

Society Reporter (uncredited)

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Muriel Gordon

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Beatrice Hagen

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jane Hamilton

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Grace Hayle

Society Reporter (uncredited)

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Ann Hovey

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Amo Ingraham

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Peaches Jackson

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Alice Jans

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Fred Kelsey

Detective Jones (uncredited)

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Margaret La Marr

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Adele Lacy

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Lorena Layson

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Sharon Lewis

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Cynthia Lindsay

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Lucille Lund

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Wallace MacDonald

Stage Manager (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Society Reporter (uncredited)

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Mae Madison

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Helen Mann

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jayne Manners

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Lorraine Marshall

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Frank Mills

The Forgotten Man (uncredited)

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Ebba Mona

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Clarence Nordstrom

Don Gordon (uncredited)

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Ty Parvis

Chorus Boy (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

University Club Doorman (uncredited)

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Lucille Porcett

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Donna Mae Roberts

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Claire Rochelle

Chorus Girl (uncredited)

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Barbara Rogers

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Churchill Ross

Small Blond Man (uncredited)

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Marion Sayers

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Bee Stephens

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Anita Thompson

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Millie Walters

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Billy West

Medal Winner - 'Remember My Forgotten Man' Number (uncredited)

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Stanhope Wheatcroft

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Dorothy White

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Renee Whitney

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Pat Wing

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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Jack Wise

Mystery Man with Bob at Stage Door (uncredited)

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Suzanne Wunderlich

Gold Digger (uncredited)

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