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King of Burlesque (1936)

Faye Performances

Shooting High
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Performed by Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Al Shaw Sam Lee and Warner Baxter
Reprised by Alice Faye and Chorus

I Love to Ride the Horses on a Merry-Go-Round
Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
Sung by Alice Faye and Herbert Mundin

Whose Big Baby Are You?
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Sung by Alice Faye and Chorus
Reprised by Alice Faye, Jack Oakie, Warner Baxter, Dixie Dunbar,
Kenny Baker, Arline Judge and Chorus

Spreading Rhythm Around
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Sung by Alice Faye

Sweet Georgia Brown
Music by Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard
Danced by Alice Faye and the Paxton Sisters

Reviews

"A musical with Warner Baxter wistfully romantic and Jack Oakie so funny that he steals the show. Alice Fay [sic] and Dixie Dunbar head the song and dance department."

- Screen and Radio Weekly, Oakland Tribune, January 19, 1935

Availability

This title is not commercially available.

Resources

King of Burlesque on IMDb

Awards

Nominated for an Oscar in 1936 for Best Dance Direction by Sammy Lee.

Fast Facts

There's a scene that calls for a Tarzan parody, they found Paul Schwegler who played the scene so well that the director said he out-Tarzaned Johnny Weismuller.

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