The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) | |
| Director(s) | Mitchell Leisen |
| Producer(s) | Harlan Thompson, William LeBaron (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance |
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Mitchell Leisen and produced by William LeBaron and Harlan Thompson.
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The last of the Big Broadcast vaudeville extravaganzas highlights Hope's first feature appearance - singing his signature, Oscar-winning song, "Thanks for the Memories" - and Fields fumbling through a nonsensical farce about twin brothers racing yachts to France. A horde of radio stars make their accustomed appearances.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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Academy Awards 1938 --- Ceremony Number 11 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Ralph Rainger; Lyrics by Leo Robin | Won |
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The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
By Beatrice on Dec 22, 2013 From Flickers in TimeThe Big Broadcast of 1938 Directed by Mitchell Leisen Written by Walter DeLeon, Frances Martin, et al 1938/USA Paramount Pictures Repeat viewing /Netflix rental I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to hear “Thanks for the Memory” again in its original version. ?The rest of this rev... Read full article
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One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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