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King of Burlesque

59 %|Jan 3, 1936|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.

Featured Crew

Sidney Lanfield
Director
Kenneth Macgowan
Associate Producer
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
Ed Ebele
Production Manager

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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Gregory Ratoff
Kolpolpeck
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Herbert Mundin
English Impresario
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Nick Long Jr.
Anthony Lamb
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Charles Quigley
Stanley Drake
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Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
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Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
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Shirley Deane
Phyllis Sears
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Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
'Spud' La Rue
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Claudia Coleman
Belle Weaver
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Ellen Lowe
Miss Meredith
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Gareth Joplin
The Bootblack
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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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Ferdinand Munier
Bolton's Butler (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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Ronald R. Rondell
Artie - Man at Wedding (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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Ethel Bryant
Dancer (uncredited)
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Philippa Hilber
Dancer (uncredited)
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Lorraine Page
Dancer (uncredited)
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Anita Thompson
Dancer (uncredited)
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Bee Stevens
Dancer (uncredited)
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Beatrice Hagen
Dancer (uncredited)
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Valerie Traxler
Dancer (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle
Dancer (uncredited)
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Clarette Ellis
Dancer (uncredited)
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Florine Baile
Dancer (uncredited)
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Lucille Miller
Dancer (uncredited)