🎬 Drama, Music

King of Burlesque

"Gay as the Great White Way"

⭐ 6.3/10 1936 1h 30m Dir. Sidney Lanfield

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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.

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6.3/10 10 votes

Quick facts

Year
1936
Runtime
1h 30m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
10
Genre
Drama, Music
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Music 🎬 Sidney Lanfield 👤 Warner Baxter 👤 Alice Faye 👤 Jack Oakie
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Questions about King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque has a runtime of 1h 30m (1 hour and 30 minutes).
King of Burlesque was directed by Sidney Lanfield and released in 1936.
King of Burlesque is a Drama, Music film (1936).
The cast of King of Burlesque includes Warner Baxter, Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Mona Barrie, Arline Judge.
King of Burlesque has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 10 votes.

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