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The Big Broadcast of 1938
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
Release date
February 11, 1938 (1938-02-11)
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
over $1 million[2]
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.
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^"Top Films and Stars". Variety. 4 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^Nugent, Frank S. (March 10, 1938). "The Big Broadcast of 1938, at the Paramount, Loses a Sponsor – 'Monastery' Is Shown at the Squire At the Squire". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
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