| King of Burlesque | |
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| Directed by | Sidney Lanfield |
| Screenplay by | James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
| Story by | Viña Delmar |
| Produced by | Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
| Starring | Warner Baxter Alice Faye Jack Oakie |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Ralph Dietrich |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle (musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.1 million[1] |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie. It is about a former burlesque producer played by Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the now dead category of Best Dance Direction at the 8th Academy Awards.[2] Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed".