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The Big Broadcast

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The Big Broadcast

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Summary

A radio-singer, Bing Crosby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his fiancée, Anita Rogers, station manager Leslie McWhinney buys the station, gives Hornsby his job back, and goes on a honeymoon with Anita.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

Radio was huge in the 1930s and families listening in at home were starting to pose a threat to cinema, so Paramount cleverly exploited the trend by making this vehicle for radio stars on the big screen. The paper-thin plot has Stuart Erwin taking over a failing radio station run by George Burns and - guess what? - putting on an all-star show. So successful was this flick that three sort-of sequels followed, all successful. Somehow they lack the quaint and specific charm of the original, which even manages to bring some fresh cleverness to its familiar triangle subplot. The stars on display are priceless - here's Gracie Allen, Cab Calloway, Arthur "Street Singer" Tracy and the Boswell Sisters, plus star Bing Crosby at his peak, singing such gems as Please and Here Lies Love.

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6.6/10

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Cast

rolenameBing HornsbyBing CrosbyLeslie McWhinneyStuart ErwinAnita RogersLeila HyamsMonaSharon LynneGeorgeGeorge BurnsGracieGracie AllenClapsaddleGeorge BarbierAnnouncerRalph Robertson

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rolenameDirectorFrank Tuttle

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Theatrical distributor

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Languages

English

Formats

Black and white

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