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The Big Broadcast of 1938

1938 · 1h 34m · Comedy, Music · United States of America

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The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Written by
Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, Ken Englund
Story by
Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Starring
W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour, Shirley Ross
6.1Smart score

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