Paramount's Big Broadcast series began in 1932 and continued in late 1935 with (1935), which was released on September 20, 1935. The movie was filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios on 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, in New York City. The plot revolves around radio station W.H.Y. owner Spud Miller (Jack Oakie), who also functions as the station's only announcer while his comic partner Smiley Goodwin (Henry Wadsworth) serves as the house singer, Lochinvar, The Great Lover, "the idol of millions of women." Both Spud and Smiley play the role of Lochinvar. Facing the prospect of bankruptcy, Spud welcomes the suggestions of George Burns and Gracie Allen, who attempt to sell an invention, The Radio Eye, invented by Gracie Allen's uncle, a television device which can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere. Burns and Allen ask Miller for an advance of $5,000 for the invention. Spud decides to enter an international broadcast competition with a prize of $250,000.

Starring:

Akim Tamiroff, Al Bowlly, Al Thompson, Arthur Aylesworth, Arthur Stuart Hull, Benny Baker, Bill Robinson, Billy Engle, Bing Crosby, C Henry Gordon, Carlos Gardel, Charles J Correll, Charles Ruggles, Chester Conklin, Chuck Hamilton, David Holt, Dorothy Dandridge, Edward LeSaint, Eleanore Whitney, Ethel Merman, Etta Jones, Fayard Nicholas, Fred 'Snowflake

Genre:

Musical