King of Burlesque
5.938
90 minutes
1/3/1936
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.
Cast List
Warner Baxter
as Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye
as Pat Doran
Jack Oakie
as Joe Cooney
Mona Barrie
as Rosalind Cleve
Arline Judge
as Connie
Dixie Dunbar
as Marie
Gregory Ratoff
as Kolpolpeck
Herbert Mundin
as English Impresario
Fats Waller
as Ben
Nick Long Jr.
as Anthony Lamb
Kenny Baker
as Arthur
Charles Quigley
as Stanley Drake
Al Shaw
as Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
as Gus Keefe
Andrew Tombes
as Slattery
Shirley Deane
as Phyllis Sears
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
as 'Spud' La Rue
Claudia Coleman
as Belle Weaver
Ellen Lowe
as Miss Meredith
Herbert Ashley
as Jake
Jerry Mandy
as Frankie
Keye Luke
as Wong
Gareth Joplin
as The Bootblack
Maurice Cass
as The Tailor (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Julius Tannen
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Paul McVey
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
as Bolton's Butler (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
as Leopold the Valet (uncredited)
James C. Morton
as Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
as Artie - Man at Wedding (uncredited)
George Ovey
as Man Getting Tie Untied (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
as Man in Car (uncredited)
Larry Steers
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Mary MacLaren
as Extra in Audience (uncredited)
Jane Wyman
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lynn Bari
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Dancer (uncredited)
Louise Larabee
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Dancer (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
as Dancer (uncredited)
Philippa Hilber
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lorraine Page
as Dancer (uncredited)
Anita Thompson
as Dancer (uncredited)
Bee Stevens
as Dancer (uncredited)
Beatrice Hagen
as Dancer (uncredited)
Valerie Traxler
as Dancer (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
as Dancer (uncredited)
Clarette Ellis
as Dancer (uncredited)
Florine Baile
as Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Miller
as Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Deauville
as Dancer