King of Burlesque

1936

NR

1h 30m

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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.

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James Seymour(adaptation by)
Harry Tugend(screenplay by)
Gene Markey(screenplay by)
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Warner Baxter
Kerry Bolton
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Alice Faye
Pat Doran
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Jack Oakie
Joe Cooney
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Mona Barrie
Rosalind Cleve
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Gregory Ratoff
Kolpolpeck
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Herbert Mundin
English Impresario
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Nick Long Jr.
Anthony Lamb
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Charles Quigley
Stanley Drake
Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
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Shirley Deane
Phyllis Sears
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
'Spud' La Rue
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Claudia Coleman
Belle Weaver

Writers

James Seymour(adaptation by)
Harry Tugend(screenplay by)
Gene Markey(screenplay by)

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Release date

January 3, 1936 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

20th Century Fox

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