King of Burlesque

"Gay as the Great White Way"

Jan 3 1936 Passed 1h 30m
Drama, Musical

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.

Plot

Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out.

Written by

Gene Markey, Harry Tugend, James Seymour

Directed by

Sidney Lanfield

Cast

Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
239
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA