The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938 film by Mitchell Leisen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope.[3] Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies. This film featured the debut of Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph Rainger.
1938 film by Mitchell Leisen
| The Big Broadcast of 1938 | |
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 Promotional poster for release of The Big Broadcast of 1938 | |
| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Written by | Frederick Hazlitt Brennan Russel Crouse Walter DeLeon Ken Englund Howard Lindsay Francis Martin |
| Produced by | Harlan Thompson |
| Starring | W. C. Fields Martha Raye Dorothy Lamour Shirley Ross Lynne Overman Ben Blue Bob Hope Leif Erickson Kirsten Flagstad |
| Edited by | Eda Warren Chandler House |
| Music by | Boris Morros (musical direction)[1] |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million[2] |