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The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1937)

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Paramount's final "Big Broadcast" musical had perhaps the least exciting musical lineup of the series (Tito Guizar, The Shep Fields Orchestra, and opera singer Kirsten Flagstad are hardly household names today), but a slightly stronger storyline than the others, as well as a top-notch comic cast. This time out, most of the action takes place as sea, as S.B. Bellows (W.C. Fields) shows off his new invention: an ocean liner that can turn radio signals into electricity and part the waves at 100

Jul 11, 1995

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Fair Fields material, notable mostly for Hope and "Thanks for the Memory"

August 21, 2002 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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This movie is too silly and not funny enough, but it does have its funny scenes here and there.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688

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The cast alone makes this one worth tuning into. It's a collage of various skits all linked to a common theme. Great music, good production. Amusing and entertaining.

December 24, 2008
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