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King of Burlesque

"Gay as the Great White Way"

1936-01-03
5.929
en 90m
DramaMusic
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.

Director

Sidney Lanfield

Associate Producer

Kenneth Macgowan

Music

Cyril J. Mockridge

Director of Photography

J. Peverell Marley

Editor

Ralph Dietrich

Art Direction

Hans Peters

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • 20th Century Fox