The Big Broadcast (1932)
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Tuttle
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 14, 1932 Wide
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Cast
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Stuart Erwin
as Leslie McWhinney
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Bing Crosby
as Bing Crosby
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George Burns
as George
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Sharon Lynne
as Mona
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Gracie Allen
as Gracie
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Leila Hyams
as Anita Rogers
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George Barbier
as Clapsaddle
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Ralph Robertson
as Announcer
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Anna Chandler
as Mrs. Cohen
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Spec O'Donnell
as Office Boy
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Thomas Carrigan
as Officer
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Dewey Robinson
as Basso
- Kate Smith
- Boswell Sisters
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Irving Bacon
as Prisoner
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Cab Calloway
as Himself
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James Craig
as Steward
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Leonid Kinskey
as Ivan
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Alex Melesh
as Bird and Animal Man
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Edgar Norton
as Secretary to T.F. Bellows
