The Big Broadcast of 1938
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Starring: W. C. Fields, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope
Director: Mitchell Leisen
Writer: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Producer: Harlan Thompson
The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring 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.
Trivia
- The screenplay is by Walter DeLeon, Ken Englund, and Francis Martin, based on an adaptation by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, based on a story by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan.
- The art direction is by Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté, with interior decorations by A.E. Freudeman.
- The cartoon sequence integrated with the live action in the "Rippling Rhythm" sequence was produced by Leon Schlesinger.
Previous Showings
4 Runs • 3 Festivals
1,663 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (March 3, 1938)
Original Run: March 3, 1938 (Thursday - Saturday)
All runs on record (4):
- March 3, 1938 (Thursday - Saturday)W. C. Fields, Martha Raye
- April 21, 2001 · 547 ticketsWinter 2001w/ Break the News
- June 8 - 10, 2011 · 558 ticketsMusicalsw/ International House
- March 7 - 8, 2026 · 558 ticketsMusicals, plus Bob Hopew/ Never Say Die