← Back

King of Burlesque poster

King of Burlesque (1936)

Gay as the Great White Way

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.

Release: 1936-01-03
Runtime: 90 min
Rating: 5.938 / 10
Cast
Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter
Kerry Bolton
Alice Faye
Alice Faye
Pat Doran
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
Joe Cooney
Mona Barrie
Mona Barrie
Rosalind Cleve
Arline Judge
Arline Judge
Connie
Dixie Dunbar
Dixie Dunbar
Marie
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Kolpolpeck
Herbert Mundin
Herbert Mundin
English Impresario
Fats Waller
Fats Waller
Ben
Nick Long Jr.
Nick Long Jr.
Anthony Lamb
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
Arthur
Charles Quigley
Charles Quigley
Stanley Drake
Al Shaw
Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes
Slattery
Shirley Deane
Shirley Deane
Phyllis Sears
No Image
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
'Spud' La Rue
Claudia Coleman
Claudia Coleman
Belle Weaver