The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
| Release Date | 11 February 1938 |
| Tagline | The finest array of entertainment ever offered ! |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Musical |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Ensemble Film |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Tones | Upbeat, Merry, Easygoing, Light |
| Tags | Boat, Broadcaster, Golf, Oceanliner, Performer, Race [competition], Radio, Sea |
The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures film featuring W.C. Fields and Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of Big Broadcast movies that were variety show anthologies. This film featured the debut of Hope's signature song, "Thanks for the Memory" by Ralph Rainger, which Hope's character sings as a duet with Shirley Ross, accompanied by Shep Fields and his Orchestra.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Lynne Overman
Scoop McPhail
Lionel Pape
Lord Harry Droopy
Patricia Wilder
Honey Chile
Wilfrid Pelletier
Wilfred Pelletier, Conductor
Rippling Rhythm Orchestra
Shep Fields' Orchestra
Carol Adams
Chorus Girl
Louise Allen
Chorus Girl
Robert Allen
2nd Gas Station Station Attendant
Rudolph Anders
Bartender
Muriel Barr
Chorus Girl
Michael Brooke
Officer
James P. Burtis
3rd Reporter
Eleanor Counts
Chorus Girl
Nell Craig
Woman
Edward Cutler
Adagio Dancer
Billy Daniel
Page Boy
Jack Dawson
Adagio Dancer
Dorothy Dayton
Chorus Girl
Paula DeCardo
Chorus Girl
Yvonne Duval
Chorus Girl
Estelle Etterre
Chaperone
Geraldine Fissette
Chorus Girl
Jerry Fletcher
1st Gas Station Attendant
Nora Gale
Chorus Girl
Bud Geary
Helmsman
Gus Glassmire
Passenger
Joe Gray
Sailor
Sherry Hall
2nd Reporter
Ray Hanford
Pilot
Evelyn Harding
Chorus Girl
Darlyn Heckley
Chorus Girl
Shep Houghton
Bar Patron
John Huettner
Officer
John Jennings
Adagio Dancer
Lola Jensen
Chorus Girl
Harvey Karels
Adagio Dancer
Adelaide Kaye
Chorus Girl
Stanley King
Chauffeur
Dee La Nore
Chorus Girl
Harry Lauter
Sailor
Wally Maher
Court Clerk
Don Marion
Caddy
Eileen McAvoy
Chorus Girl
Lal Chand Mehra
Man wearing Turban
Beth Meredith
Miss 1938
Charles Millsfield
2nd Official
Mavis Mims
Chorus Girl
Rex Moore
Caddy
Clive Morgan
Officer
Patricia Murray
Chorus Girl
Paul Newlan
Member of the Black Gang
Edgar Norton
Secretary to T. F. Bellows
Peggy O'Neil
Chaperone
Ted O'Shea
Adagio Dancer
Eleanor Peterson
Chorus Girl
Esther Pressman
Chorus Girl
Theodore Rand
Adagio Dancer
Jolane Reynolds
Chorus Girl
Suzanne Ridgeway
Chorus Girl
Bill Roberts
Officer
Bobbie Sheehan
Chorus Girl
Katharine Snell
Chorus Girl
Charles Teske
Adagio Dancer
August Tollaire
1st Official
Archie Twitchell
Steward
Colleen Ward
Chorus Girl
Marion Weldon
Chorus Girl
Dorothy White
Chorus Girl
Gloria Williams
Woman
Harry Wilson
Member of Black Gang
Vivian Wilson
Chorus Girl
Florence Wix
Woman
Ercelle Woods
Chorus Girl
Bruce Wyndham
Officer
Director
Producer
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
story
Russel Crouse
adaptation
Walter DeLeon
writer
Ken Englund
writer
Howard Lindsay
adaptation
Francis Martin
writer
Harlan Thompson
producer
Original Music
John Leipold
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George Parrish
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Cinematographer
Harry Fischbeck
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Editor
Chandler House
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Eda Warren
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Casting Director
Robert Mayo
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Art Director
Ernst Fegté
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Hal Lierley
makeup artist
Merle Reeves
hair stylist
Leonora Sabine
key hair stylist
Wally Westmore
key makeup artist
Production Manager
Joseph C. Youngerman
unit manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barton Adams
second assistant director
Edward Anderson
assistant director
Theodore Reed
second unit director
Art Department
A.E. Freudeman
interior decorator
Robert Goodstein
assistant property master
Oscar Law
property master
Ray Moyer
set dresser
Sound Department
Charles Althouse
sound recordist
Don Johnson
sound recordist
Gene Merritt
sound recordist
Grant Rymal
sound recordist
George Ziegler
boom operator
Special Effects
Gordon Jennings
special photographic effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Francis Burgess
first assistant camera
Earl Crowell
gaffer
Walter McCloud
company grip
Talmadge Morrison
still photographer
Wallace Nogle
assistant company grip
Otto Pierce
camera operator
James Tait
electrician
Casting Department
Bill Greenwald
additional casting
Bert McKay
additional casting
Alice Thomas
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clayton Brackett
wardrobe: men
Hazel Hegarty
wardrobe: women
Music Department
Arthur Franklin
musical advisor
Other Crew
LeRoy Prinz
choreographer
Teet Carle
unit publicist
Nesta Charles
script supervisor
Norman Lacey
location manager
Marie Morris
production secretary
Isabelle Sullivan
script supervisor
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
MCA/Universal Pictures
MCA Home Video
MCA/Universal Home Video
Universal Home Entertainment
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Critics' Choice Video
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Nothing's New Video
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