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The big broadcast of 1937 / Paramount Pictures ; Adolph Zukor presents ; produced by Lewis E. Gensler ; directed by Mitchell Leisen ; written by Walter DeLeon and Francis Martin.

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Format:
Video
Author/Creator:
Gelsey, Erwin, 1900-1988, author.
Kober, Arthur, 1900-1975, author.
Trivers, Barry, 1907-1981, author.
Contributor:
Leisen, Mitchell, 1898-1972, director.
Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976, producer.
Gensler, Lewis E., 1891-1978, producer.
DeLeon, Walter, 1884-1947, screenwriter.
Martin, Francis, screenwriter.
Benny, Jack, 1894-1974, actor.
Burns, George, 1896-1996, actor.
Allen, Gracie, 1902-1964, actor.
Burns, Bob, actor.
Raye, Martha, actor.
Morros, Boris, 1891-1963, composer.
Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927), producer.
Harvey Sheldon Jewish American Music Video Research Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Radio stations--Drama.
Radio stations.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Genre:
Drama.
Comedy films.
Musicals.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Penn Provenance:
Sheldon, Harvey (donor)
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
monochrome
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 2000 and 2009]
System Details:
DVD-R.
digital
optical
video file
DVD video
Summary:
A cream-of-the-crop gathering of 1930's radio stars, who lend themselves to a storyline about a failing radio station which needs to put on a huge ratings winner to have any chance of continued operation. An interesting mixture of the stars whose fame continued to grow, those who became bit players in show business history, and those who have been forgotten entirely.
Participant:
Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Bob Burns, Martha Raye.
Credits:
Music by Boris Morros.
Notes:
Based on a story by Erwin Gelsey, Arthur Kober and Barry Trivers.
Local Notes:
Presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.

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