King of Burlesque
| King of Burlesque | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
| Screenplay by |
James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
| Story by | Viña Delmar |
| Starring |
Warner Baxter Alice Faye Jack Oakie |
| Music by |
Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle (musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 musical film about a former burlesque producer played by Warner Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the now dead category of Best Dance Direction at the 8th Academy Awards.[1]
Cast
- Warner Baxter as Kerry Bolton
- Alice Faye as Pat Doran
- Jack Oakie as Joe Cooney
- Mona Barrie as Rosalind Cleve
- Arline Judge as Connie
- Dixie Dunbar as Marie
- Gregory Ratoff as Kolpolpeck
- Herbert Mundin as English Impresario
- Fats Waller as Ben
- Nick Long Jr. as Anthony Lamb
- Kenny Baker as Arthur
- Charles Quigley as Stanley Drake
- Paxton Sisters as Specialty Dancers
- Al Shaw as Lew Henkle (as Shaw)
- Sam Lee as Gus Keefe (as Lee)
- Andrew Tombes as Slattery
- Shirley Deane as Phyllis Sears
- Harry 'Zoup' Welsh as 'Spud' La Rue (as Harry 'Zoop' Welch)
- Claudia Coleman as Belle Weaver
- Ellen Lowe as Miss Meredith (as Ellen E. Lowe)
- Herbert Ashley as Jake - Bolton's Chauffeur
- Jerry Mandy as Frankie
- Keye Luke as Wong
- Gareth Joplin as Speedy - the Bootblack
- Lynn Bari as Dancer (Uncredited)
- Cyril Ring as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
- Marjorie Weaver as Dancer (uncredited)
- Jane Wyman as Dancer (Uncredited)
Remake
The film was remade in 1943 as Hello Frisco, Hello.
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