King of Burlesque (1936)
- Directed by
- Sidney Lanfield
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A burlesque producer becomes a success on Broadway but his marriage to a wealthy woman changes his fortunes. This is a musical from the 1930s about ambition and relationships.
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What happens
King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie. It is about a former burlesque producer played by 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. Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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