The Big Broadcast (1932)



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Synopsis:
This early musical is a bit slim on story but features a number of vintage performances by a stellar cast, including some of the most popular radio stars of the day. George (George Burns) manages a radio station that is on the brink of bankruptcy. Leslie McWhinney (Stuart Erwin), a carefree millionaire, comes up with an idea to pull the station back into the black: persuade a host of big stars to appear on a special broadcast. One of the station's employees is a guy named Bing, played by an obviously well-cast Bing Crosby in one of his first major film appearances; Crosby gets to sing several tunes, as do Kate Smith, Cab Calloway, The Boswell Sisters, and several others. Young George Burns also performs several comic routines with his wife and partner Gracie Allen, who here plays Burns's stenographer.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Theatrical Release
1/1/1932
Director Credit
Frank Tuttle Director
Cast Credit
Irving Bacon Prisoner
Edgar Norton Secretary to T.F. Bellows
Cabell Calloway Himself
James Craig Steward
Leonid Kinskey Ivan
Alex Melesh Bird and Animal Man
Stuart Erwin Leslie McWhinney
Bing Crosby Bing Crosby
Eddie DeLight George
Gracie Allen Gracie
Sharon Lynne Mona
Leila Hyams Anita Rogers
George Barbier Clapsaddle
Ralph Robertson Announcer
Anna Chandler Mrs. Cohen
Spec O'Donnell Office Boy
Thomas Carrigan Officer
Dewey Robinson Basso
Kate Smith
Boswell Sisters
Film Camera Credit
George Folsey Cinematographer

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