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King of Burlesque (1936)

Gay as the Great White Way

Genre : Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Sidney Lanfield
Writer : Gene Markey, Harry Tugend

Synopsis

Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who helps make Baxter a success. His head turned by sudden fame, Baxter falls under the spell of a society woman (Mona Barrie) who has theatrical aspirations of her own. She marries Baxter, then convinces him to produce a string of "artistic" plays rather than his extravagant musical revues. The plays are flops, and the woman haughtily divorces Baxter. Faithful Alice Faye, who'd gone to London when her ex-beau was married, returns to the penniless Baxter. She and her burlesque buddies team up to pull Baxter out of his rut and put him on top again.

Actors

Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye
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
Al Shaw
Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Dancer (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
Ethel Bryant

Crews

Sidney Lanfield
Sidney Lanfield
Director
Kenneth Macgowan
Kenneth Macgowan
Associate Producer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
J. Peverell Marley
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography
Ralph Dietrich
Ralph Dietrich
Editor
Hans Peters
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
A.F. Erickson
A.F. Erickson
Assistant Director
Ed Ebele
Ed Ebele
Production Manager
Roger Heman Sr.
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
E. Clayton Ward
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Gene Markey
Gene Markey
Screenplay
Harry Tugend
Harry Tugend
Screenplay
James Seymour
James Seymour
Adaptation

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