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The Big Broadcast of 1937
THE SHOW OF SHOWS! Star entertainers of radio, screen, vaudeville and the concert stage..the biggest of all the "Big Broadcasts"!
1936 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
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| Writer: | Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin |
| Staring: |
| The employees of a failing radio station must put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1936 |
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| Director: | Mitchell Leisen |
| Writer: | Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | radio stars |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Benny | Jack Carson |
| George Burns | Mr. Platt |
| Gracie Allen | Mrs. Platt |
| Martha Raye | Patsy |
| Shirley Ross | Gwen Holmes |
| Ray Milland | Bob Miller |
| Frank Forest | Frank Rossman |
| Benny Fields | Benny Fields |
| Sam Hearn | Schlepperman |
| Stan Kavanaugh | Kavvy |
| Benny Goodman | Benny Goodman |
| Virginia Weidler | Flowergirl |
| David Holt | Trainbearer |
| Gene Krupa | Band Drummer |
| Leopold Stokowski | Leopold Stokowski |
| Billy Bletcher | Property Man |
| Frank Jenks | Trombone Player |
| Nora Cecil | Home Economics Woman |
| Ellen Drew | Telephone Girl |
| Jack Mulhall | Clerk |
| Bob Burns | Bob Black |
| Murray Alper | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Leisen | Man in Radio Station Hallway (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Sound Technician (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Reynolds | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Francis Martin | Screenplay |
| Marlin Skiles | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Mitchell Leisen | Director |
| Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Theodor Sparkuhl | Director of Photography |
| Stuart Heisler | Editor |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Lewis E. Gensler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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