The Big Show-Off

The Big Show-Off is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Howard Bretherton and distributed by Republic Pictures. It teams Arthur Lake before his return to the Blondie film series and Dale Evans, most frequently seen with her husband Roy Rogers.

The Big Show-Off
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Screenplay by	László Vadnay Richard Weil
Produced by	Claude Spence (associate producer) Sydney M. Williams (producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	22 January 1945 (1945-01-22)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Nightclub pianist Sandy Elliott is madly in love with nightclub singer June Mayfield, who ignores his existence, preferring the obnoxious Wally Porter, the nightclub emcee. Sandy follows June to discover to his disgust that she is a big fan of professional wrestling. Sandy's friend Joe the night club owner decides to make the shy Sandy attractive to June by paying a thug to disrupt June's singing, then being thrown out by Sandy. Joe adds fuel to June's new, smoldering love for Sandy by making her promise not to tell a secret: that Sandy is really the masked wrestler known as "The Devil".

Cast

• Arthur Lake as Sandy Elliott, Shy Pianist
• Dale Evans as June Mayfield, Night Club Singer
• Lionel Stander as Joe Bagley, Club Owner
• George Meeker as Wally Porter, Club MC
• Paul Hurst as The Devil, Masked Wrestling Champion
• Marjorie Manners as Mitzi
• Sammy Stein as Boris the Bulgar, Wrestler
• Louis Adlon as Muckenfuss
• Dan Tobey as Wrestling Announcer
• Douglas Wood as Dr. Dinwiddle
• Emmett Lynn as Hobo
• Sherry Cameron as Dancer, Cameron and Kirby Team
• Klayton Kirby as Dancer, Cameron and Kirby Team
• Anson Weeks as Orchestra Leader

Evans and Lake in the film

Soundtrack

• Dale Evans with the Anson Weeks Orchestra - "There's Only One You" (Written by Dale Evans)
• 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)

External links

• The Big Show-Off at IMDb
• Review of film at Variety
• The Big Show-Off is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive