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The Big Broadcast

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Bing Hornsby (Bing Crosby), star singer at a radio station, is suffering from heartbreak after his split from lovely Mona Lowe (Sharon Lynn). He meets tycoon Leslie McWhinney (Stuart Erwin), and a friendship develops between them. Anita Rogers (Leila Hyams), a station secretary, falls for Bing despite her previous engagement to Leslie. While these romances brew, the head of the radio station (George Burns) struggles to maintain his ownership of the station. It's up to Leslie to save the day.

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Richard Whitehall Los Angeles Free Press A lousy bit of assembly-line film-making. Feb 3, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The best movie song ever sung: Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member good pre-code early talkie Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The first of Paramount's popular 1930s series features a snappy script, surreal sight gags, and a wealth a guest stars including Kate Smith, The Mills Brothers and Cab Calloway. Bing Crosby sings "Please," and Burns & Allen provide several comedy sketches. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Frank Tuttle

Director

Stu Erwin

Leslie McWhinney

Bing Crosby

Bing Hornsby

George Burns

George

Gracie Allen

Gracie

Leila Hyams

Anita Rogers
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Synopsis Bing Hornsby (Bing Crosby), star singer at a radio station, is suffering from heartbreak after his split from lovely Mona Lowe (Sharon Lynn). He meets tycoon Leslie McWhinney (Stuart Erwin), and a friendship develops between them. Anita Rogers (Leila Hyams), a station secretary, falls for Bing despite her previous engagement to Leslie. While these romances brew, the head of the radio station (George Burns) struggles to maintain his ownership of the station. It's up to Leslie to save the day.
Director
Frank Tuttle
Screenwriter
William Ford Manley, George Marion Jr.
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 14, 1932, Wide
Runtime
1h 18m
Sound Mix
Mono