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King of Burlesque

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.

1936 |1h 30m |  Drama, Music

Cast

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Warner Baxter

Kerry Bolton

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Alice Faye

Pat Doran

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Jack Oakie

Joe Cooney

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Mona Barrie

Rosalind Cleve

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Arline Judge

Connie

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Dixie Dunbar

Marie

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Gregory Ratoff

Kolpolpeck

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Herbert Mundin

English Impresario

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Fats Waller

Ben

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Nick Long Jr.

Anthony Lamb

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Kenny Baker

Arthur

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Charles Quigley

Stanley Drake

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Andrew Tombes

Slattery

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Shirley Deane

Phyllis Sears

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Claudia Coleman

Belle Weaver

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Jerry Mandy

Frankie

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Keye Luke

Wong

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Maurice Cass

The Tailor (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Burlesque Barker (uncredited)

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Julius Tannen

Auctioneer (uncredited)

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Paul McVey

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

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Torben Meyer

Leopold the Valet (uncredited)

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James C. Morton

Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)

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George Ovey

Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)

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Vernon Downing

Man in Car (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Extra in Audience (uncredited)

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Mary MacLaren

Extra in Audience (uncredited)

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Jane Wyman

Dancer (uncredited)

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Lynn Bari

Dancer (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Dancer (uncredited)

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Louise Larabee

Dancer (uncredited)

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Eddie Foy Jr.

Dancer (uncredited)

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Beatrice Hagen

Dancer (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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