King of Burlesque (1936)
King of Burlesque (1936)
Gay as the Great White Way
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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Cast

Warner Baxter Warner Baxter As: Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye Alice Faye As: Pat Doran
Jack Oakie Jack Oakie As: Joe Cooney
Mona Barrie Mona Barrie As: Rosalind Cleve
Arline Judge Arline Judge As: Connie
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Gay as the Great White Way
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 03 January 1936

Country: US

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

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

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

Slattery

Shirley Deane

Shirley Deane

Phyllis Sears

Harry 'Zoup' Welsh

Harry 'Zoup' Welsh

'Spud' La Rue

Claudia Coleman

Claudia Coleman

Belle Weaver

Ellen Lowe

Ellen Lowe

Miss Meredith

Herbert Ashley

Herbert Ashley

Jake

Jerry Mandy

Jerry Mandy

Frankie

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Wong

Gareth Joplin

Gareth Joplin

The Bootblack

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

The Tailor (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Burlesque Barker (uncredited)

Julius Tannen

Julius Tannen

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Paul McVey

Paul McVey

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Cyril Ring

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

Ferdinand Munier

Bolton's Butler (uncredited)

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Leopold the Valet (uncredited)

James C. Morton

James C. Morton

Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)

Ronald R. Rondell

Ronald R. Rondell

Artie - Man at Wedding (uncredited)

George Ovey

George Ovey

Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

Man in Car (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Extra in Audience (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Extra in Audience (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Dancer (uncredited)

Lynn Bari

Lynn Bari

Dancer (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Dancer (uncredited)

Louise Larabee

Louise Larabee

Dancer (uncredited)

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Dancer (uncredited)

Ethel Bryant

Ethel Bryant

Dancer (uncredited)

Philippa Hilber

Philippa Hilber

Dancer (uncredited)

Lorraine Page

Lorraine Page

Dancer (uncredited)

Anita Thompson

Anita Thompson

Dancer (uncredited)

Bee Stevens

Bee Stevens

Dancer (uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Beatrice Hagen

Dancer (uncredited)

Valerie Traxler

Valerie Traxler

Dancer (uncredited)

Perk Lazelle

Perk Lazelle

Dancer (uncredited)

Clarette Ellis

Clarette Ellis

Dancer (uncredited)

Florine Baile

Florine Baile

Dancer (uncredited)

Lucille Miller

Lucille Miller

Dancer (uncredited)

Directed By

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield

Director

A.F. Erickson

A.F. Erickson

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Gene Markey

Gene Markey

Screenplay

Harry Tugend

Harry Tugend

Screenplay

James Seymour

James Seymour

Adaptation

Production Crew

Kenneth Macgowan

Kenneth Macgowan

Associate Producer

Ed Ebele

Ed Ebele

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Gwen Wakeling

Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

J. Peverell Marley

J. Peverell Marley

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hans Peters

Hans Peters

Art Direction

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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