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King of Burlesque (1936)

APPROVED 90 min  -  Drama | Musical  -   3 January 1936 (USA)
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Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out.

Director:

Sidney Lanfield

Writers:

Viña Delmar (story), James Seymour (adaptation), and 9 more credits »

Stars:

Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warner Baxter ...
Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye ...
Pat Doran
Jack Oakie Jack Oakie ...
Joe Cooney
Mona Barrie Mona Barrie ...
Rosalind Cleve
Arline Judge Arline Judge ...
Connie
Dixie Dunbar Dixie Dunbar ...
Marie
Gregory Ratoff Gregory Ratoff ...
Kolpolpeck
Herbert Mundin Herbert Mundin ...
English Impresario
Fats Waller Fats Waller ...
Ben
Nick Long Jr. Nick Long Jr. ...
Anthony Lamb
Kenny Baker Kenny Baker ...
Arthur
Charles Quigley Charles Quigley ...
Stanley Drake
Paxton Sisters Paxton Sisters ...
Specialty Dancers
Al Shaw Al Shaw ...
Lew Henkle (as Shaw)
Sam Lee Sam Lee ...
Gus Keefe (as Lee)
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Storyline

Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Burlesque | Singer | Elevator Operator | Songwriter | Bankruptcy  | See more »

Taglines:

...Loaded to the brim with everything that goes for happiness, joy and laugher, more tunes, laffs, girls, fun and romance than you've seen in a dozen musical hits!

Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

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Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(FMC Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: Some of Bolton's employees are reading different newspapers. Marie, the switchboard operator, has a newspaper that's missing a letter from its headline: "ANKS WIN 7 IN A ROW". See more »

Connections

Featured in Take It or Leave It (1944) See more »

Soundtracks

"Whose Big Baby Are You?"
(1935)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Sung by Alice Faye and Chorus
Reprised by Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Warner Baxter, Dixie Dunbar,
Kenny Baker, Arline Judge and Chorus (uncredited) See more »