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The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)

THE SHOW OF SHOWS! Star entertainers of radio, screen, vaudeville and the concert stage..the biggest of all the "Big Broadcasts"!

Genre : Comedy, Romance, Music

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Mitchell Leisen
Writer : Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin

Synopsis

A cream-of-the-crop gathering of 1930's radio stars, who lend themselves to a storyline about a failing radio station which needs to put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. An interesting mixture of the stars whose fame continued to grow, those who became bit players in show business history, and those who have been forgotten entirely, except at the Internet Movie Database of course!

Actors

Jack Benny
Jack Benny
Jack Carson
George Burns
George Burns
Mr. Platt
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen
Mrs. Platt
Martha Raye
Martha Raye
Patsy
Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross
Gwen Holmes
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
Bob Miller
Frank Forest
Frank Forest
Frank Rossman
Benny Fields
Benny Fields
Benny Fields
Sam Hearn
Sam Hearn
Schlepperman
Stan Kavanaugh
Stan Kavanaugh
Kavvy
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Virginia Weidler
Virginia Weidler
Flowergirl
David Holt
David Holt
Trainbearer
Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
Band Drummer
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher
Property Man
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks
Trombone Player
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Home Economics Woman
Ellen Drew
Ellen Drew
Telephone Girl
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Clerk
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Bob Black
Murray Alper
Murray Alper
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
Man in Radio Station Hallway (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
Sound Technician (uncredited)
Marjorie Reynolds
Marjorie Reynolds
Dancer (uncredited)

Crews

Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
Director
Walter DeLeon
Walter DeLeon
Screenplay
Francis Martin
Francis Martin
Screenplay
Lewis E. Gensler
Lewis E. Gensler
Producer
Marlin Skiles
Marlin Skiles
Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Theodor Sparkuhl
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Stuart Heisler
Stuart Heisler
Editor
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Robert Usher
Robert Usher
Art Direction
Travis Banton
Travis Banton
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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