King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque

Gay as the Great White Way

NR 1936 · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Music

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.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield · Written by Gene Markey

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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

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