A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ...
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Title: The Big Broadcast (1932)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Leslie McWhinney | |
| Bing Crosby | ... | Bing Hornsby | |
| Leila Hyams | ... | Anita Rogers | |
| George Burns | ... | George (as Burns and Allen) | |
| Gracie Allen | ... | Gracie (as Burns and Allen) | |
| Kate Smith | ... | Kate Smith | |
| The Mills Brothers | ... | The Mills Brothers | |
| The Boswell Sisters | ... | Boswell Sisters | |
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Arthur Tracy | ... | The Street Singer |
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Vincent Lopez Orchestra | ... | Lopez Orchestra |
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Cab Calloway and His Band | ... | Cab Calloway Band |
| Sharon Lynn | ... | Mona | |
| George Barbier | ... | Clapsaddle | |
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Ralph Robertson | ... | Announcer |
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Alex Melesh | ... | Animal Man |
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A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his fiancée, Anita Rogers, station manager Leslie McWhinney buys the station, gives Hornsby his job back, and goes on a honeymoon with Anita. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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radio singer | loss of job | 1930s | attempted suicide | singing brothers |Taglines:
The first real inside story of what goes on behind the microphones. Listen in on the secrets your radios never reveal! (Print Ad- New York Sun, ((New York NY)) 13 October 1932) See more »Parents Guide:
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Music by James V. Monaco
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie
Sung by The Boswell Sisters
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One of over seven hundred Paramount Pictures productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. See more »Crazy Credits
Film opens with loudspeakers, then segues to lobby cards depicting several of the featured stars "Live". See more »Soundtracks
Crazy PeopleMusic by James V. Monaco
Lyrics by Edgar Leslie
Sung by The Boswell Sisters
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 October 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Crooners See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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An interesting example of the filmed radio broadcasts that were popular in the 1930s, this movie offers dozens of performers who were enormously popular in their day singing songs they made standards in the American songbook or doing the shticks for which they were famous. Among the best are Kate Smith singing "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain," Band leader Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher," and Bing Crosby crooning his classic "When the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)."