| The Big Broadcast | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Frank Tuttle |
| Screenplay by | George Marion Jr. |
| Based on | Wild Waves (play) by William Ford Manley |
| Produced by | Benjamin Glazer (uncredited) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Music by | John Leipold (uncredited) Ralph Rainger (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)[1] |
The Big Broadcast is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams. Based on the play Wild Waves by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-singer who becomes a popular hit with audiences, but takes a disrespectful approach to his career. His repeated latenesses leads to the bankruptcy of the radio station, but his career is saved by a new friend who buys the station and gives him his job back.
The film co-stars George Burns and Gracie Allen in supporting roles. The Big Broadcast was produced by Paramount Pictures and was the first in a series of four Big Broadcast movies.[2]
- ^ "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. October 15, 1990.
- ^ "The Big Broadcast". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 4, 2012.