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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 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 .
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The Big Broadcast of 1938: Directed by Mitchell Leisen, James P. Hogan. With W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross. The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
- (1.1K)
- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Mitchell Leisen, James P. Hogan
- 1938-03-09
Sep 11, 2021 · S.B. Bellows (W.C. Fields), the bumbling brother of the owner of the Gigantic, accidentally wrecks the sophisticated engine of his sibling's ship, built by brilliant engineer Bob Hayes (Leif...
- 86 min
- 7.8K
- Public Domain Cinema
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.
- Mitchell Leisen, Edgar Anderson
- W. C. Fields
Recorded on 24th/27th/28th December 1948/3rd/5th/26th January 1949 at Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage. Inc: Frank Zinzer, trumpet; Richard Perissi, French horn; Mahlon Clark, clarinet; Harry...
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.
S.B. Bellows (W.C. Fields), the bumbling brother of the owner of the Gigantic, accidentally wrecks the sophisticated engine of his sibling's ship, built by brilliant engineer Bob Hayes (Leif...
- Musical, Comedy
