King of Burlesque (1936)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.466 |
Directed By
Sidney Lanfield
Crew
Sidney Lanfield
Hans Peters
Ed Ebele
J. Peverell Marley
Kenneth Macgowan
Roger Heman Sr.
Thomas Little
Gwen Wakeling
A.F. Erickson
Ralph Dietrich
Cyril J. Mockridge
E. Clayton Ward
James Seymour
Gene Markey
Harry Tugend
TOP CAST
Warner Baxter
Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye
Pat Doran
Jack Oakie
Joe Cooney
Mona Barrie
Rosalind Cleve
Arline Judge
Connie
Dixie Dunbar
Marie
Gregory Ratoff
Kolpolpeck
Herbert Mundin
English Impresario
Fats Waller
Ben
Nick Long Jr.
Anthony Lamb
Kenny Baker
Arthur
Charles Quigley
Stanley Drake
Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
Andrew Tombes
Slattery
Shirley Deane
Phyllis Sears
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
'Spud' La Rue
Claudia Coleman
Belle Weaver
Ellen Lowe
Miss Meredith
Herbert Ashley
Jake
Jerry Mandy
Frankie
Keye Luke
Wong
Gareth Joplin
The Bootblack
Maurice Cass
The Tailor (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Julius Tannen
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Paul McVey
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
Bolton's Butler (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Leopold the Valet (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Artie - Man at Wedding (uncredited)
George Ovey
Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
Man in Car (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
Dancer (uncredited)
Lynn Bari
Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Dancer (uncredited)
Louise Larabee
Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Foy Jr.
Dancer (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
Dancer (uncredited)
Philippa Hilber
Dancer (uncredited)
Lorraine Page
Dancer (uncredited)
Anita Thompson
Dancer (uncredited)
Bee Stevens
Dancer (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
Valerie Traxler
Dancer (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Dancer (uncredited)
Clarette Ellis
Dancer (uncredited)
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