King of Burlesque (1936)

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King of Burlesque on IMDb 6.5/10 100 votes

Released:
1936-01-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
Sidney Lanfield

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama, Music

  • 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