King of Burlesque
1936 film by Sidney Lanfield
- January 3, 1936 (1936-01-03)
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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".
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.
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.
References
- Green, Stanley (1999) Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.), pub. Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN 0-634-00765-3 page 50
External links
- King of Burlesque at IMDb
- King of Burlesque at the TCM Movie Database
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Films directed by Sidney Lanfield
- Cheer Up and Smile (1930)
- Three Girls Lost (1931)
- Hush Money (1931)
- Dance Team (1932)
- Society Girl (1932)
- Hat Check Girl (1932)
- Broadway Bad (1933)
- Moulin Rouge (1934)
- The Last Gentleman (1934)
- Hold 'Em Yale (1935)
- Red Salute (1935)
- King of Burlesque (1936)
- Half Angel (1936)
- One in a Million (1936)
- Sing, Baby, Sing (1936)
- Wake Up and Live (1937)
- Love and Hisses (1937)
- Thin Ice (1937)
- Always Goodbye (1938)
- The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
- Second Fiddle (1939)
- Swanee River (1939)
- You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
- The Lady Has Plans (1942)
- My Favorite Blonde (1942)
- The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
- Let's Face It (1943)
- Standing Room Only (1944)
- Bring on the Girls (1945)
- The Well Groomed Bride (1946)
- The Trouble with Women (1947)
- Where There's Life (1947)
- Station West (1948)
- Sorrowful Jones (1949)
- The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
- Follow the Sun (1951)
- Skirts Ahoy! (1952)
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