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THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1938

Mitchel Leisen
USA
Synopsis

The eccentric behaviour of Mr. Bellows puts his liner, the "gigantic", at an obvious disadvantage in its trasatlantic race against the "Colossal". Meanwhile activity manager Buzz Fielding sees his plans for an escapade with Dorothy Wyndham go up in smoke when his three ex-wives, Cleo, Grace and Joan contrive to protect their source of alimony. 

Director
Mitchel Leisen
Screenplay
Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, Ken Englund
Plot
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Photography
Harry Fishbeck
Edition
Eda Warren, Chandler House
Music
Boris Morros
Cast
W. C. Fields (T. Frothingill Bellows), Bob Hope (Buzz Fielding), Dorothy Lamour (Dorothy Wyndham), Shirley Ross (Cleo Fielding)
Running Time
97 m.
Country
USA
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