King of Burlesque
Gay as the Great White Way
90 mins
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who helps make Baxter a success. His head turned by sudden fame, Baxter falls under the spell of a society woman (Mona Barrie) who has theatrical aspirations of her own. She marries Baxter, then convinces him to produce a string of "artistic" plays rather than his extravagant musical revues. The plays are flops, and the woman haughtily divorces Baxter. Faithful Alice Faye, who'd gone to London when her ex-beau was married, returns to the penniless Baxter. She and her burlesque buddies team up to pull Baxter out of his rut and put him on top again.
Al Shaw
Lew Henkle
Sam Lee
Gus Keefe
Harry 'Zoup' Welsh
'Spud' La Rue
Ellen Lowe
Miss Meredith
Herbert Ashley
Jake
Gareth Joplin
The Bootblack
Ferdinand Munier
Bolton's Butler (uncredited)
Ethel Bryant
Dancer (uncredited)
Philippa Hilber
Dancer (uncredited)
Lorraine Page
Dancer (uncredited)
Anita Thompson
Dancer (uncredited)
Bee Stevens
Dancer (uncredited)
Valerie Traxler
Dancer (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Dancer (uncredited)
Clarette Ellis
Dancer (uncredited)
Florine Baile
Dancer (uncredited)
Lucille Miller
Dancer (uncredited)
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Ed Ebele
Production Manager
J. Peverell Marley
Director of Photography
Kenneth Macgowan
Associate Producer
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Gwen Wakeling
Costume Design
A.F. Erickson
Assistant Director
Ralph Dietrich
Editor
Cyril J. Mockridge
Music
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
James Seymour
Adaptation
Harry Tugend
Screenplay