| King of Burlesque | |
| Director: | Sidney Lanfield |
| Producer: | Kenneth Macgowan (associate producer) |
| Story: | Viña Delmar |
| Screenplay: | James Seymour Gene Markey Harry Tugend |
| Music: | Cyril J. Mockridge (original music) (uncredited) Victor Baravalle (musical director) Herbert W. Spencer (orchestrator) (uncredited) Vinton Vernon(music recordist) (uncredited) Pollack & Yellen |
| Cinematography: | J. Peverell Marley |
| Editing: | Ralph Dietrich |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
| Gross: | $1.1 million[1] |
King of Burlesque is a 1936 American musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Warner Baxter, Alice Faye and Jack Oakie. It is about a former burlesque producer played by Baxter who moves into a legitimate theatre and does very well, until he marries a socialite. Sammy Lee received an Academy Award nomination for the now dead category of Best Dance Direction at the 8th Academy Awards.[2] Today the film is best known for Fats Waller's rendition of "I've Got My Fingers Crossed".
Former burlesque producer moves into legitimate theatre and does well until he marries a socialite. After his divorce his former top singer returns from London to help out.
The film was remade in 1943 as Hello, Frisco, Hello.