The Big Broadcast of 1938

Name: The Big Broadcast of 1938
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Released: 1938
Duration: 94 min
Cast: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross, Lynne Overman

Mitchell Leisen

19381h 34mEnglish

Comedy Music Romance

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Synopsis

The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

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ComedyMusicRomance

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Music (Song) · Thanks For The Memory in "The Big Broadcast of 1938" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin

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1939

Academy Awards

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Music (Song)

Thanks For The Memory in "The Big Broadcast of 1938" Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin

1939

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Cast

W.C. Fields

T. Frothingill Bellows / S.B. Bellows

Martha Raye

Martha Bellows

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Wyndham

Shirley Ross

Cleo Fielding

Lynne Overman

Scoop McPhail

Bob Hope

Buzz Fielding

Ben Blue

Mike

Leif Erickson

Bob Hayes

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