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- The Big Broadcast of 1938 was the predictable follow-up to the 1937 installment of the Paramount series, with Bob Hope making his screen debut and singing the song that would become his signature, “Thanks for the Memory.”
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“The Waltz Lives On,” sung by Bob Hope, Shirley Ross and chorus. Includes a section from “Truckin’ (They’re Going Hollywood in Harlem)” sung by Martha Raye; and musical sections from “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” and “Charleston.”
The Big Broadcast of 1938 - Full Cast & Crew. A ship is in a transatlantic race. W.C. Fields, Dorothy Lamour, Martha Raye, Bob Hope ("Thanks for the Memory"), Shirley Ross, Kirsten...
- Mitchell Leisen
If The Big Broadcast of 1938 is remembered today it's for the fact that it introduced Bob Hope in his first feature film and at the same time gave him his theme song Thanks for the Memory. Hope was billed fifth in this production behind W.C.Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, and Shirley Ross.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen, James P. Hogan
- 1938-03-09
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) ← Back to main. Cast 24. W.C. Fields. ... Dorothy Lamour. Dorothy Wyndham Bob Hope. Buzz Fielding Shirley Ross. Cleo Fielding
In his biography, Mitchell Leisen stated that he made a direct recording on the first take of the song "Thanks for the Memory," which was sung by Hope and Shirley Ross, accompanied by a 90-piece orchestra. The tune, which became Hope's theme song, won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Song.
The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies.
