King of Burlesque

Resource Information

The work King of Burlesque represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

King of Burlesque

Statement of responsibility

20th Century Fox ; Joseph M. Schenck presents ; Darryl F. Zanuck in charge of production ; directed by Sidney Lanfield ; associate producer, Kenneth Macgowan ; screen play by Gene Markey and Harry Tugend ; adaptation by James Seymour

Contributor

• Wakeling, Gwen
• Paxton Sisters
• Shaw and Lee
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985
• Baravalle, Victor
• Barrie, Mona, 1909-1964
• Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951
• Deane, Shirley, 1913-1983
• Dietrich, Ralph, 1903-1961
• Dunbar, Dixie
• Faye, Alice, 1915-1998
• Heman, Roger
• Joplin, Gareth
• Judge, Arline, 1912-1974
• Koehler, Ted, 1894-1973
• Lanfield, Sidney, 1898-1972
• Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968
• Little, Thomas, 1886-1985
• Long, Nick, 1906-1949
• Luke, Keye, 1904-1991
• Markey, Gene, 1895-1980
• Marley, Peverell, 1899-1964
• McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969
• Mundin, Herbert, 1898-1939
• Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978
• Peters, Hans
• Pollack, Lew, 1895-1946
• Ratoff, Gregory, 1897-1960
• Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961
• Tombes, Andrew, 1885-1976
• Tugend, Harry, 1898-1989
• Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
• Ward, E. Clayton
• Welch, Harry, 1899-1973
• Yellen, Jack, 1892-1991
• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979

Actor

• Tombes, Andrew, 1885-1976
• Baxter, Warner, 1889-1951
• Luke, Keye, 1904-1991
• Long, Nick, 1906-1949
• Baker, Kenny, 1912-1985
• Welch, Harry, 1899-1973
• Ratoff, Gregory, 1897-1960
• Deane, Shirley, 1913-1983
• Barrie, Mona, 1909-1964
• Waller, Fats, 1904-1943
• Judge, Arline, 1912-1974
• Joplin, Gareth
• Faye, Alice, 1915-1998
• Mundin, Herbert, 1898-1939
• Dunbar, Dixie
• Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978

Choreographer

• Lee, Sammy, 1890-1968

Cinematographer

• Marley, Peverell, 1899-1964

Composer

• McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969
• Pollack, Lew, 1895-1946
• Yellen, Jack, 1892-1991
• Koehler, Ted, 1894-1973

Conductor

• Baravalle, Victor

Editor

• Dietrich, Ralph, 1903-1961

Film director

• Lanfield, Sidney, 1898-1972

Film distributor

• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

Film producer

• Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979
• Schenck, Joseph M., 1877-1961

Production company

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Production designer

• Peters, Hans
• Little, Thomas, 1886-1985
• Wakeling, Gwen

Screenwriter

• Markey, Gene, 1895-1980
• Tugend, Harry, 1898-1989

Sound designer

• Heman, Roger
• Ward, E. Clayton

Subject

• Comedy films
• Show business films
• Dance films
• Social classes -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Burlesque (Theater) -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Theater -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• Auctions -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• Popular music -- United States -- 1931-1940
• Musical films
• Depressions -- 1929 -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Ship models -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Musical films
• Comedy films
• Drama
• Show business films
• Dance films

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

"A leading impresario brings a burlesque show to Broadway and then deserts his old friend to marry a beautiful socialite." -- container

Member of

• King of Burlesque
• 20th Century Fox cinema archives

Cataloging source

CIA

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Dance ensembles by Sammy Lee ; music and lyrics, Shooting high, Lovely lady, Spreading rhythm around, Too good to be true, Whose big baby are you?, by Jimmy McHugh and Ted Koehler ; I love to ride the horses on a merry-go-round, by Jack Yellen and Lew Pollock [sic] ; photography, Peverell Marley ; art direction, Hans Peters ; settings by Thomas Little ; assistant director, A.F. Erickson ; film editor, Ralph Dietrich ; costumes, Gwen Wakeling ; sound, E. Clayton Ward, Roger Heman ; musical direction, Victor Baravalle

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Dewey number

791.43/72

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.K56 2014

PerformerNote

Warner Baxter (Kerry Bolton), Alice Faye (Pat Doran), Jack Oakie (Joe Cooney), Mona Barrie (Rosalind Cleve), Arline Judge (Connie), Dixie Dunbar (Marie), Gregory Ratoff (Kolpolpeck), Herbert Mundin (English impresario), Fats Waller (Ben), Nick Long, Jr. (Anthony Lamb), Kenny Baker (Arthur), Charles Quigley (Stanley Drake). Paxton Sisters (specialty dancers), Shaw and Lee (Henkle and Keefe), Andrew Tombes (Slattery), Shirley Deane (Phyllis Sears), Harry (Zoop) Welch (Spud La Rue), Claudia Coleman (Belle Weaver), Ellen E. Lowe (Miss Meredith), Herbert Ashley (Jake), Jerry Mandy (Frankie), Keye Luke (Wong), Gareth Joplin (the bootblack)

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Runtime

90

Series statement

20th Century Fox cinema archives

Technique

live action