King of Burlesque | |
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Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
Screenplay by |
James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
Story by | Viña Delmar |
Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan ( associate producer) |
Starring |
Warner Baxter Alice Faye Jack Oakie |
Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
Music by |
Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle ( musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.1 million [1] |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie. It is about a former burlesque producer played by 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. [2] Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed".
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.
The film was remade in 1943 as Hello, Frisco, Hello.
King of Burlesque | |
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![]() | |
Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
Screenplay by |
James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
Story by | Viña Delmar |
Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan ( associate producer) |
Starring |
Warner Baxter Alice Faye Jack Oakie |
Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
Music by |
Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle ( musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.1 million [1] |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie. It is about a former burlesque producer played by 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. [2] Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed".
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.
The film was remade in 1943 as Hello, Frisco, Hello.