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