King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque
Release: 1936-01-03
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 5.9
Drama
Music
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Cast
Claudia Coleman
as Belle Weaver
Torben Meyer
as Leopold the Valet (uncredited)
Kenny Baker
as Arthur
Sam Lee
as Gus Keefe
Julius Tannen
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Paul McVey
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
James C. Morton
as Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Artie - Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Alice Faye
as Pat Doran
Andrew Tombes
as Slattery
Lynn Bari
as Dancer (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Dixie Dunbar
as Marie
Vernon Downing
as Man in Car (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Dancer (uncredited)
Mona Barrie
as Rosalind Cleve
Gregory Ratoff
as Kolpolpeck
Herbert Mundin
as English Impresario
Jerry Mandy
as Frankie
Keye Luke
as Wong
Maurice Cass
as The Tailor (uncredited)
Louise Larabee
as Dancer (uncredited)
Fats Waller
as Ben
Earle Hodgins
as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Lucille Miller
as Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Deauville
as Dancer
Jack Oakie
as Joe Cooney
Arline Judge
as Connie
Nick Long Jr.
as Anthony Lamb
Shirley Deane
as Phyllis Sears
George Ovey
as Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)
Warner Baxter
as Kerry Bolton
Charles Quigley
as Stanley Drake
Al Shaw
as Lew Henkle
