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Paramount's Big Broadcast series began in 1932 and continued in late 1935 with The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), which was released on September 20, 1935. The movie was filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios on 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, in New York City.
With Jack Oakie, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Lyda Roberti. Spud Miller hopes to save his struggling radio station by winning a broadcast competition, with the help of the Radio Eye, an invention that can display live events from anywhere in the world.
Jul 16, 2021 · Big Broadcast Of 1936 (1935) by Jack Oakie, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Ethel Merman, The Nicholas Brothers, Akim Tamiroff, Bill Robinson, Carlos Gardel
The Big Broadcast of 1936 stars Jack Oakie as Spud Miller, owner of second-rate, financially strapped station W.H.Y. He broadcasts love sonnets and sings ballads as Lochinvar, the Great Lover, though the singing is actually done by his sidekick, Smiley, played by Henry Wadsworth.
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
"The Big Broadcast of 1936" is a veritable hodge-podge of quickly done skits and routines with the premise that they're being brought to the viewer via a newly discovered invention called the 'radio eye'.
The Big Broadcast of 1936 is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and is the second in the series of Big Broadcast movies.
The Big Broadcast of 1936. Released: 1930s. Director: Norman Taurog. Summary. Curious muddle of specialty acts and nonsensical plot involving a radio station. Screenwriters: Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin & Ralph Spence. Cast. Jackie Oakie, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Lyda Roberti. Featured Songs. I Wished On The Moon. View on IMDB.
Ralph Spence. Screenplay. Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions of George and Gracie, who've just invented a television device that can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere.
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) was an all-star showcase, with Crosby singing, Burns and Allen joking, and Bill Robinson and the Nicholas Brothers dancing. The film also boasted Merman, Amos ’n’ Andy, and the Vienna Boys Choir.
