
King of Burlesque(1936)
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.
Sidney Lanfield
Director
Top Billed Cast

Warner Baxter
Kerry Bolton

Alice Faye
Pat Doran

Jack Oakie
Joe Cooney

Mona Barrie
Rosalind Cleve

Arline Judge
Connie

Dixie Dunbar
Marie

Gregory Ratoff
Kolpolpeck

Herbert Mundin
English Impresario

Fats Waller
Ben
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