The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
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.
Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, Ralph Spence.
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Jack Oakie as Spud Miller |
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George Burns as George |
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Gracie Allen as Gracie |
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Lyda Roberti as Countess Ysobel de Naigila |
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Wendy Barrie as Sue |
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Henry Wadsworth as Smiley Goodwin |
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C. Henry Gordon as Gordoni |
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Benny Baker as Herman |
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Bing Crosby as Bing |
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Ethel Merman as Ethel Merman |
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Mary Boland as Mrs. Sealingsworth |
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Charles Ruggles as Wilbur Sealingsworth |
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David Holt as Brother |
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Virginia Weidler as Little Girl in Hospital |
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Guy Standing as Doctor |
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Gail Patrick as Nurse |
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Bill Robinson as Specialty |
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Ray Noble as Band Leader |
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Ina Ray Hutton as Ina Ray Hutton |
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Fayard Nicholas as Dot |
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Harold Nicholas as Dash |
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Akim Tamiroff as Boris |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Captain |
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Skippy as Dog |
| Writing | Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Writing | Francis Martin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ralph Spence | Screenplay |
| Camera | Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Henry Herzbrun | Executive Producer |
| Art | Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Editing | Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Production | Benjamin Glazer | Producer |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Crew | LeRoy Prinz | Choreographer |