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The Big Broadcast

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
268
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Stuart Erwin and Donald Novis in The Big Broadcast (1932)
ComedyMusicalRomance

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 fia... Read allA 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 j... Read allA 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.

  • Director
    • Frank Tuttle
  • Writers
    • William Ford Manley
    • George Marion Jr.
    • George Burns
  • Stars
    • Stuart Erwin
    • Bing Crosby
    • Leila Hyams
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    268
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • William Ford Manley
      • George Marion Jr.
      • George Burns
    • Stars
      • Stuart Erwin
      • Bing Crosby
      • Leila Hyams
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Bing Crosby, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell, Vet Boswell, Cab Calloway, Stuart Erwin, Leila Hyams, Donald Mills, Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Mills, Donald Novis, Kate Smith, Arthur Tracy, The Boswell Sisters, and The Mills Brothers in The Big Broadcast (1932)
    The Big Broadcast (1932)

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    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Leslie McWhinney
    Bing Crosby
    Bing Crosby
    • Bing Hornsby
    Leila Hyams
    Leila Hyams
    • Anita Rogers
    George Burns
    George Burns
    • George
    • (as Burns and Allen)
    Gracie Allen
    Gracie Allen
    • Gracie
    • (as Burns and Allen)
    Kate Smith
    Kate Smith
    • Kate Smith
    The Mills Brothers
    The Mills Brothers
    • The Mills Brothers
    The Boswell Sisters
    The Boswell Sisters
    • Boswell Sisters
    Arthur Tracy
    • The Street Singer
    Vincent Lopez Orchestra
    • Lopez Orchestra
    Cab Calloway and His Band
    • Cab Calloway Band
    Sharon Lynn
    Sharon Lynn
    • Mona
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • Clapsaddle
    Ralph Robertson
    • Announcer
    Alex Melesh
    • Animal Man
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    • Ivan
    Eddie Lang
    • Guitar Player
    Donald Novis
    Donald Novis
    • Donald Novis
    • Director
      • Frank Tuttle
    • Writers
      • William Ford Manley
      • George Marion Jr.
      • George Burns(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • Crazy credits
      Film opens with loudspeakers, then segues to lobby cards depicting several of the featured stars "Live".
    • Connections
      Edited into The Great Radio Comedians (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Minnie the Moocher
      Written by Clarence Gaskill, Cab Calloway and Irving Mills

      Performed by Cab Calloway

    User reviews15

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    8/10
    The Big Broadcast marked the big break in the movies for Bing Crosby
    I first watched this movie 32 years ago when I moved to Jacksonville, FL, at 19 and was watching lots of afternoon TV during days I was looking for a job living at an aunt's house. This was Bing Crosby's big break in the movies having previously appeared In shorts and cameoed in other features. Also appearing are the comedy team of George Burns & Gracie Allen with Gracie's logic only making sense to Burns! Also, some of the most popular music stars of the time like Kate Smith, Donald Novis, Arthur Tracy, Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra, the Boswell Sisters who came from New Orleans which is a two-hour drive from where I now live in Baton Rouge, the Mills Brothers who perform "Tiger Rag" which is the theme song for my hometown's beloved LSU Tigers football team, and Cab Calloway and His Orchestra being his own crazy, hip self. In fact, he appears at the beginning as well! Director Frank Tuttle employs some great visual comedy whether through some silent comedy scenes or with some cartoonish effects with inanimate objects. There's even some surrealistic touches during a suicide attempt that's played for laughs. Stuart Erwin makes a good foil for Crosby. Leila Hyams is a fine leading lady, and Sharon Lynn is amusing as the lady that initially jilted Crosby. By the way, I mainly think of her as Lola from Way Out West, my favorite Laurel & Hardy movie. So on that note, I recommend The Big Broadcast.
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    • Release date
      • October 14, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Crooners
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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