King of Burlesque
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
| Screenplay by |
James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
| Story by | Viña Delmar |
| Starring |
Warner Baxter Alice Faye Jack Oakie |
| Music by |
Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle (musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 musical film about a former burlesque producer played by Warner Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the now dead category of Best Dance Direction at the 8th Academy Awards.
The film was remade in 1943 as Hello Frisco, Hello.
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