The Big Show

Overview

The Big Show, the only feature-length motion picture produced by the Miller Brothers, is a behind-the-scenes melodrama set within their show. The story: Bill, a war veteran who has been defrauded by his brother, rescues Ruth, the elephant girl, and joins the company. Secretly engaged to Bill’s “bad brother” Norman—allegedly an oil millionaire—Ruth rebuffs her rescuer’s affection. Her elephant, however, knows a villain when he smells one and eventually gives Norman his just deserts. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project in 2012.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 15, 1926

Original language

English

Cast

Madi Blatherwick,Evangeline Russell,John Lowell,F. Serrano Keating,Dan Dix,Alice Lecacheur,Jane Thomas,Joseph Miller

Director

George Terwilliger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0016650