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directed by Paul L. Stein and starring

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. Although the film featured a few sequences with audible dialogue, the majority of the film had a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The film was released in both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film format.

Plot

Cast

Music

The film featured a theme song entitled "No One But Me (Only Me)" which was composed by Billy Stone, Al Koppell and Charles Weinberg. Also featured on the soundtrack was a song entitled "My Heart Keeps On Speaking Of Love" composed by Gus Kahn and Joe Cooper. An additional song heard on the soundtrack was entitled "Love's First Kiss" by Lew Porter and Sam A. Perry.

Preservation

This film survives at the French archive

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Show Folks''
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References

Bibliography

* Wes D. Gehring. ''Carole Lombard, the Hoosier Tornado''. Indiana Historical Society Press, 2003.

External links

* 1928 films Films directed by Paul L. Stein American silent feature films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent American comedy-drama films English-language comedy-drama films Part-talkie films {{silent-comedy-drama-film-stub