
King of Burlesque
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 Date: 1936-01-03
Drama
Music
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Casts

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