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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
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Director:
Writers:
Walter DeLeon (writer)
Francis Martin (writer)
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Release Date:
20 September 1935 (USA) more
Tagline:
A musical meteor of songs, comedy and romance!
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Excruciatingly awful attempt to entertain - hodge podge of mediocrity. more (5 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jack Oakie | ... | Spud Miller |
 | George Burns | ... | George |
 | Gracie Allen | ... | Gracie |
| Lyda Roberti | ... | Countess Ysobel de Naigila |
| Wendy Barrie | ... | Sue |
| Henry Wadsworth | ... | Smiley |
| C. Henry Gordon | ... | Gordoni |
| Benny Baker | ... | Herman |
 | Bing Crosby | ... | Himself |
| Ethel Merman | ... | Herself |
| Mary Boland | ... | Mrs. Sealingsworth |
| Charles Ruggles | ... | Wilbur Sealingsworth |
| David Holt | ... | Brother |
| Virginia Weidler | ... | Little Girl in Hospital |
| Guy Standing | ... | Doctor (as Sir Guy Standing) |
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97 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Filming Locations:
Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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The number "It's the Animal in Me" was originally intended for the movie We're Not Dressing (1934), but was cut from that film before release. more
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Double Trouble more
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This is an incredibly UN-entertaining hodge podge of comedy skits, dance and song numbers and an attempt at drama. The excellent review on this page by "lugonian" enumerates all of the pieces so no need to repeat them here. One would think there'd be a few gems, considering the variety, but it is all extremely mediocre stuff. Even the Merman number "THE ANIMAL IN ME" which garnered the film's only Oscar nom for best choreography (dance direction) is nothing more than using stop and start editing to make it look as though elephants are dancing ala Busby Berkeley - it's over in three minutes and is completely unmemorable and undeserving of this Academy recognition. It's a surprise that Norman Taurog, one of Hollywood's better directors, was responsible for this mess. This is so bad I gave it a vote of "one" - awful. I'd avoid it like the plague if I were you.