The Big Broadcast of 1938 Movie Review 1938

Fields is the owner of an ocean liner which he enters in a race. Supposedly, the ship can convert the electricity from radio broadcasts into power for the propellers. No, it doesn't make sense, as it's just an excuse for various radio stars to show off their routines in the ship's entertainment room. Hope, in his first feature, gets to sing his Oscar-winning signature tune "Thanks for the Memories."

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 94 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Comedy, Sail Away, Showbiz Comedies

Screenplay

Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin

Cast

W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross, Russell Hicks, Bob Hope, Ben Blue, Leif Erickson

Cinematography

Harry Fischbeck

Director

Mitchell Leisen

Music

Boris Morros, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin

Other

Chandler House

Producer

Harlan Thompson, Paramount Pictures

Awards

Oscars 1938: Song ("Thanks for the Memories").