---
title: 'King of Burlesque (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney Lanfield'
released: '1936-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-burlesque-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026571/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of Burlesque (1936)

1936 · 90 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

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. Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney Lanfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-lanfield)
- **Screenplay:** [Gene Markey](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-markey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [Kenneth Macgowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-macgowan)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Peverell Marley](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-peverell-marley)

## Cast

- [Charles Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-quigley)
- [Keye Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/keye-luke)
- [Mona Barrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/mona-barrie)
- [Andrew Tombes](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-tombes)
- [Warner Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/warner-baxter)
- [Alice Faye](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-faye)
- [Fats Waller](https://cinepixo.com/people/fats-waller)
- [Jack Oakie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-oakie)
- [Gregory Ratoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-ratoff)
- [Herbert Mundin](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-mundin)
- [Kenny Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenny-baker-2)
- [Arline Judge](https://cinepixo.com/people/arline-judge)

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