King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque

1936-01-03 - 90 minutes

5.93 / 10

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Director - Sidney Lanfield

Genres

Drama

Music

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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

Gregory Ratoff

Gregory Ratoff

Kolpolpeck

Herbert Mundin

Herbert Mundin

English Impresario

Nick Long Jr.

Nick Long Jr.

Anthony Lamb

Charles Quigley

Charles Quigley

Stanley Drake

Al Shaw

Al Shaw

Lew Henkle

Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Gus Keefe

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

Gareth Joplin

Gareth Joplin

The Bootblack

Maurice Cass

Maurice Cass

The Tailor (uncredited)

Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Burlesque Barker (uncredited)