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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Norman Taurog

Writing Credits  

Walter DeLeon ... (screenplay) &
Francis Martin ... (screenplay) &
Ralph Spence ... (screenplay)
 
David Boehm ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Julius J. Epstein ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Mary Flannery ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Grant Garett ... (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
George Marion Jr. ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
J.P. McEvoy ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
John P. Medbury ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Paul Finder Moss ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Henry Myers ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
S.J. Perelman ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Harry Ruskin ... (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)
Jane Storm ... (contributor to treatment) (uncredited)
Eddie Welch ... (contributor to special sequences) (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order)  

Jack Oakie ... Spud Miller
George Burns ... George Burns
Gracie Allen ... Gracie Allen
Lyda Roberti ... Countess Ysobel de Naigila
Wendy Barrie ... Sue
Henry Wadsworth ... Smiley
C. Henry Gordon ... Gordoni
Benny Baker ... Herman
Bing Crosby ... Bing
Ethel Merman ... Ethel Merman
Mary Boland ... Mrs. Sealingsworth
Charles Ruggles ... Wilbur Sealingsworth
David Holt ... Brother
Virginia Weidler ... Little Girl in Hospital
Guy Standing ... Doctor (as Sir Guy Standing)
Gail Patrick ... Nurse
Bill Robinson ... Specialty
Ray Noble ... Band Leader
Ina Ray Hutton ... Ina Ray Hutton
Fayard Nicholas ... Dot
Harold Nicholas ... Dash
Akim Tamiroff ... Boris
Samuel S. Hinds ... Captain
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Bradley Will Bradley ... Band Member: Trombone (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Jim Cannon Jim Cannon ... Band Member: Reeds (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Charles J. Correll Charles J. Correll ... Andy
Dan D'Andrea Dan D'Andrea ... Band Member: Violin (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Louis Da Pron ... Louis Da Pron
The Dandridge Sisters The Dandridge Sisters ... Singing Sisters
Dorothy Dandridge ... Member of the Dandridge Sisters (as The Dandridge Sisters)
Vivian Dandridge Vivian Dandridge ... Member of the Dandridge Sisters (as The Dandridge Sisters)
Pee Wee Erwin Pee Wee Erwin ... Band Members: Trumpet (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Frank Forest Frank Forest ... Frank Forest
Bud Freeman ... Band Member: Reeds (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Carlos Gardel ... Carlos Gardel - Singer
Freeman F. Gosden Freeman F. Gosden ... Amos
Bill Hartly Bill Hartly ... Band Member: Drums (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Etta Jones Etta Jones ... Member of the Dandridge Sisters (as The Dandridge Sisters)
Delmar Kaplan Delmar Kaplan ... Band Member: String Bass (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Glenn Miller ... Band Members: Trombone (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Johnny Mince Johnny Mince ... Band Members: Reeds (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
The Nicholas Brothers ... Dot and Dash
Nick Pisani Nick Pisani ... Band Members: Violin (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Fritz Prospero Fritz Prospero ... Band Members: Violin (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Ray Noble and His Orchestra Ray Noble and His Orchestra ... Band (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Charlie Spivak ... Band Member: Trumpet (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Richard Tauber ... Richard
Claude Thornhill ... Band Members: Piano (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
George Van Eps George Van Eps ... Band Member: Guitar (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Eleanore Whitney ... Eleanore Whitney
Wiener Sängerknaben Wiener Sängerknaben ... Choeur
Willie West and McGinty Willie West and McGinty ... Three Radio Actors playing Three Carpenters
Milt Yaner Milt Yaner ... Band Member: Reeds (as Ray Noble and His Orchestra)
Richard Alexander ... Salvo (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews ... Gordoni's Servant with Dog (uncredited)
Asta ... Dog (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Bill Collector (uncredited)
Bonita Barker ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Bassett Virginia Bassett ... Woman in Old Ladies' Home (uncredited)
William Burress ... Musician (uncredited)
Georgia Caine ... Matron (uncredited)
Chester Conklin ... Sewer Worker (uncredited)
Betty Jane Cooper Betty Jane Cooper ... Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jessica Dragonette ... Jessican Dragonette (uncredited)
Billy Engle ... Mustached Worker (uncredited)
Mabel Forrest ... Executive's Wife (uncredited)
Mildred Gover Mildred Gover ... Black Maid Spilling Milk (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Pablo (uncredited)
Tom Hanlon ... Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Lillian Harmer ... Nurse (uncredited)
Leon Holmes Leon Holmes ... Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull ... Radio Executive (uncredited)
William Irving ... Photographer (uncredited)
Suzanne Kaaren ... Young Woman in Negligee (uncredited)
Phyllis Lee ... Woman in Auto (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... Doctor (uncredited)
Rosalie Lincoln Rosalie Lincoln ... Dancer in Miss Brown To You (uncredited)
Hank Mann ... Mustached Worker (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall ... Radio Executive (uncredited)
Martha O'Driscoll ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Manuel Peluffo Manuel Peluffo ... music accompanist to Gardel (uncredited)
Carlos Spaventa ... music accompanist to Gardel (uncredited)
Mary Stewart ... Dancer (uncredited)
Al Thompson ... Servant (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones ... Shoeshine Boy (uncredited)
Celia Villa ... Gardel's girl ('china') (uncredited)
Lucio Villegas Lucio Villegas ... Man in Portrait Gag (uncredited)
Judith Vosselli ... Modiste (uncredited)
Peggy Watts Peggy Watts ... Woman in Auto (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... Radio Executive (uncredited)

Produced by 

Benjamin Glazer ... producer
Henry Herzbrun ... executive producer (uncredited)

Music by 

John Leipold ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Leo Tover ... (photographed by)

Editing by 

Ellsworth Hoagland

Art Direction by 

Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Makeup Department 

Carmen Dirigo ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Bernard Ponedel ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Arthur Jacobson ... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Montagne ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Stanley Goldsmith ... props (uncredited)
Bertram C. Granger ... set dresser (uncredited)
Al Hurley ... props (uncredited)
Joe Keller ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

John Cope ... sound recordist (as J.N. Cope)
Gene Merritt ... sound recordist (as E.P. Merritt) / sound mixer (uncredited)
Frank Pheney ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Lou Pitt ... stage engineer (uncredited)
John Smirch ... mike grip (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Farciot Edouart ... special photographic effects
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Andrew J. Durkus ... grip (uncredited)
Harry Hallenberger ... second camera operator (uncredited)
F.T. Hoffman ... electrician (uncredited)
Jim Hunter ... company grip (uncredited)
Art Lane ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Henry Schuster ... gaffer (uncredited)
James Tait ... set lighting assistant (uncredited)
Richard Walling ... still photographer (uncredited)
Stanley Williams ... set lighting foreman (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Ray Camp ... wardrobe: men
Hazel Hegarty ... wardrobe: women

Editorial Department 

Alma Macrorie ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department 

Nat W. Finston ... musical director (as Nathaniel Finston)
George Stoll ... musician: violin accompaniment, Bing Crosby's specialty number (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Jack Mintz ... continuity
Claire Behnke ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

LeRoy Prinz ... stager: dance ensembles
Adolph Zukor ... presenter
Roland Asher ... business manager (uncredited)
Shirley Hughes ... stand-in: Wendy Barrie (uncredited)
Ralph Huston ... publicist (uncredited)
Theodore Reed ... assistant to the producer (uncredited)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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