The Big Broadcast

"The first real inside story of what goes on behind the microphones. Listen in on the secrets your radios never reveal!"

1932

1h 27m

7.1(8 votes)

Comedy

Music

Romance

Overview

The top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention to his love life than to his career.

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Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Bing Crosby

Bing Hornsby

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George Burns

George

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Gracie Allen

Gracie

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Stuart Erwin

Leslie McWhinney

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Leila Hyams

Anita Rogers

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George Barbier

Clapsaddle

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Sharon Lynn

Mona Lowe

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Kate Smith

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Cab Calloway

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Ralph Robertson

Announcer

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Alex Melesh

Animal Man

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Spec O'Donnell

Office Boy

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Anna Chandler

Mrs. Cohen

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Thomas Carrigan

Officer

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Donald Mills

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Harry Mills

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Herbert Mills

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John Mills

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Irving Bacon

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Connee Boswell

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Martha Boswell

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Vet Boswell

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Leonid Kinskey

Ivan

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Eddie Lang

Guitar Player

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Vincent Lopez

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Edgar Norton

Secretary to Bellows

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Donald Novis

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Dewey Robinson

Basso

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Mary Stewart

Ingenue

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Arthur Tracy

Street Singer

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Jimmy Wallington

Radio Announcer

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