genre the big broadcast of 1937
Richard Tauber ( 16 May 1891  8 January 1948 ) was an Austrian tenor . Burn ' Em Up Barnes is a 1934 American movie ___MASK88___ produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures , along with a feature version of the ___MASK88___ bearing the same title . It was a loose ___MASK82___ of the 1921 ___MASK34___ of the same name . A ___MASK34___ is a film with no synchronized recorded sound , especially with no spoken ___MASK33___ . The ___MASK34___ era lasted from 1895 to 1936 . In silent films for entertainment , the ___MASK33___ is transmitted through muted gestures , mime and title cards which contain a written indication of the plot or key ___MASK33___ . The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as film itself , but because of the technical challenges involved , synchronized ___MASK33___ was only made practical in the late 1920s with the perfection of the Audion amplifier tube and the introduction of the Vitaphone system . During silent films , a pianist , theatre organist , or , in large cities , even a small orchestra would often ___MASK4___ music to accompany the films . Pianists and organists would either ___MASK4___ from sheet music or improvise ; an orchestra would ___MASK4___ from sheet music . California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the ___MASK58___ ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., California is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is California ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2 , 500 five - pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood , California . The stars are permanent public monuments to achievement in the ___MASK72___ industry , bearing the names of a mix of actors , musicians , directors , producers , ___MASK94___ and theatrical groups , fictional characters , and others . The Walk of Fame is administered by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and maintained by the self - financing Hollywood Historic Trust . It is a popular tourist destination , with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003 . The violin is a wooden string instrument in the violin ___MASK45___ . It is the smallest and highest - pitched instrument in the ___MASK45___ in regular use . Smaller violin - type instruments are known , including the violino piccolo and the kit violin , but these are virtually unused in the 2010s . The violin typically has four strings tuned in perfect fifths , and is most commonly played by drawing a bow across its strings , though it can also be played by plucking the strings with the fingers ( pizzicato ). Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of ___MASK94___ genres . They are most prominent in the Western classical tradition and in many varieties of folk music . They are also frequently used in genres of folk including country music and bluegrass music and in jazz . Electric violins are used in some forms of rock music ; further , the violin has come to be played in many non - Western music cultures , including Indian music and Iranian music . The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle , particularly in Irish traditional music and bluegrass , but this nickname is also used regardless of the type of music played on it . Los Angeles ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - most populous city in the United States ( after New York City ), the most populous city in California and the county seat of Los Angeles County . Situated in Southern California , Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American ___MASK72___ industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . Bob Hope , KBE , KC * SG , KSS ( born Leslie Townes Hope , May 29 , 1903  July 27 , 2003 ) was an American ___MASK37___ , vaudevillian , actor , singer , dancer , athlete , and author . With a career spanning nearly 80 years , Hope appeared in over 70 feature films and short films , including a series of " Road " movies . In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times ( more than any other host ), he appeared in many stage productions and ___MASK66___ roles and was the author of 14 books . The ___MASK54___ " Thanks for the Memory " is widely regarded as Hope ' s signature tune . Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American ___MASK73___ film directed by Alfred Hitchcock , starring Ray Milland , Grace Kelly , Robert Cummings and John Williams . It was filmed in 3 - D with the technology that was available at the time , and is often considered one of the greatest 3D films ever made . The screenplay and the successful stage ___MASK4___ on which it was based were written by English playwright Frederick Knott . The ___MASK4___ premiered in 1952 on BBC Television , before being performed on stage in the same year in London ' s West End in June , and then New York ' s Broadway in October . The movie was released by Warner Bros ., though due to the then waning popularity of 3D films , it was converted to 2D , and only showed in its native 3D format in a small handful of cinemas . Jack Benny ( born February 14 , 1894  December 26 , 1974 ) was an American ___MASK37___ , vaudevillian , ___MASK2___ , television and film actor , and violinist . Recognized as a leading American entertainer of the 20th century , Benny portrayed his character as a miser , playing his violin badly . In character , he would claim to be 39 years of age , regardless of his actual age . The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures ___MASK27___ featuring W . C . Fields and Bob Hope . Directed by Mitchell Leisen , the film is the last in a series of " Big Broadcast " movies that were ___MASK46___ show anthologies . This film featured the debut of Hope ' s signature ___MASK54___ , " Thanks for the Memory " by Ralph Rainger . Mitchell Leisen ( October 6 , 1898  October 28 , 1972 ) was an American director , ___MASK77___ director , and costume designer . A ___MASK98___ is a type of ___MASK94___ ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s . Big Bands evolved with the times and continue to today . A ___MASK98___ typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains saxophones , trumpets , trombones , and a rhythm section . The terms jazz band , jazz ensemble , stage band , jazz orchestra , and dance band are also used to refer to this type of ensemble . This does not , however , mean that each one of these names is technically correct for naming a " ___MASK98___ " specifically . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , ___MASK2___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental performance art , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Shirley Ross ( January 7 , 1913  ___MASK9___ 9 , 1975 ) was an American actress and singer , notable for her duet with Bob Hope , " Thanks for the Memory " from " The Big Broadcast of 1938 ". She appeared in 25 feature films between 1933 and 1945 , including singing earlier and wholly different lyrics for the Rodgers and Hart ___MASK54___ in " Manhattan Melodrama " ( 1934 ) that later became " Blue Moon ." A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film , stage production or ___MASK66___ . The role of the costume designer is to create the characters and balance the scenes with texture and colour , etc . The costume designer works alongside the director , scenic , lighting designer , sound designer , and other creative personnel . The costume designer may also collaborate with hair stylist , wig master , or makeup artist . In European theatre , the role is different , as the theatre designer usually designs both costume and scenic elements . Leila Hyams ( May 1 , 1905  December 4 , 1977 ) was an American model , ___MASK55___ and film actress . Her relatively ___MASK7___ career began in the 1920s during the era of silent films and ended in 1936 . Although her career only lasted around ten years , she appeared in more than 50 film roles . Manhattan ___MASK91___ is a 1934 American pre - Code crime ___MASK91___ film , produced by MGM , directed by W . S . Van Dyke , and starring Clark Gable , William Powell , and Myrna Loy . The movie also provided one of the earliest film roles for Mickey Rooney , who played Gable ' s character as a ___MASK18___ . The film is based on a story by Arthur Caesar , who won the Academy Award for Best Story for this film . This was Myrna Loy and William Powell in their first of fourteen screen pairings . A media conglomerate , media group , or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in ___MASK29___ media enterprises , such as ___MASK66___ , ___MASK2___ , publishing , motion pictures , theme parks , or the Internet . According to the magazine " Nation ", " Media conglomerates strive for policies that facilitate their control of the markets around the world ." ___MASK21___ is a ___MASK61___ ___MASK63___ that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a major form of ___MASK94___ expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular ___MASK94___ styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American ___MASK94___ parentage with a performance orientation . ___MASK21___ is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . ___MASK21___ has roots in West African cultural and ___MASK94___ expression , and in African - American ___MASK61___ traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European military band ___MASK61___ . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". Burns and Allen was an American ___MASK1___ duo consisting of George Burns and his wife , Gracie Allen . They worked together as a successful ___MASK1___ team that entertained ___MASK55___ , film , ___MASK2___ , and television audiences for over forty years . A film studio ( also known as movie studio or simply studio ) is a major ___MASK72___ company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films , which is handled by the production company . The majority of firms in the ___MASK72___ industry have never owned their own studios , but have rented space from other companies . Frank Forest ( 1896  1976 ) was an American operatic tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the 1930s and 1940s . Viacom , Inc . ( known simply as Viacom ) is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in cinema and cable ___MASK66___ . It is currently the world ' s sixth largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue , behind Comcast , The Walt Disney Company , Time Warner , 21st Century Fox and CBS Corporation , respectively . Voting control of Viacom is held by National Amusements , Inc ., a privately owned theater company controlled by the billionaire Sumner Redstone . Redstone also holds via National Amusements a controlling stake in CBS Corporation . Paramount Pictures Corporation ( known professionally as Paramount Pictures and often referred to simply as Paramount ) is an American film studio based in Hollywood , California , that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994 . Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world , the second oldest in the United States , and the sole member of the " Big Six " film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood . In 1916 Zukor contracted 22 actors and actresses and honored each with a star on the logo . These fortunate few would become the first " movie stars ." Paramount Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ). George Burns ( born Nathan Birnbaum ; January 20 , 1896March 9 , 1996 ) was an American ___MASK37___ , actor , singer , and writer . He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned ___MASK55___ , ___MASK2___ , film and television . His arched eyebrow and cigar - smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three - quarters of a century . He and his wife , Gracie Allen , appeared on ___MASK2___ , television , and film as the comedy duo Burns and Allen . ___MASK77___ director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater , ___MASK85___ , marketing , publishing , fashion , film and television , the Internet , and video games . A ___MASK37___ or ___MASK44___ is a person who seeks to entertain an audience , primarily by making them laugh . This might be through jokes or amusing situations , or acting a fool , as in slapstick , or employing prop comedy . A ___MASK37___ who addresses an audience directly is called a stand - up ___MASK44___ . " Thanks for the Memory " ( 1938 ) is a popular ___MASK54___ , with music composed by Ralph Rainger and lyrics by Leo Robin . It was introduced in the 1938 film " The Big Broadcast of 1938 " by Shep Fields and His Orchestra with vocals by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross . Dorothy Lamour ' s solo recording of the ___MASK54___ was also popular , and has led to many mistakenly believing over the years that it was she , and Hope , who sang the tune in the film ( in which Lamour also appeared ). Ray Milland ( 3 January 1907  10 ___MASK9___ 1986 ) was a ___MASK30___ actor and director . His screen career ran from 1929 to 1985 , and he is best remembered for his Academy Award - winning portrayal of an alcoholic writer in " The Lost Weekend " ( 1945 ), a sophisticated leading man opposite a corrupt John Wayne in " Reap the Wild Wind " ( 1942 ), the murder - plotting husband in " Dial M for Murder " ( 1954 ), and as Oliver Barrett III in " Love Story " ( 1970 ). ___MASK38___ ( English plural : " operas "; Italian plural : " opere " ) is an ___MASK77___ form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and ___MASK94___ score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of singing : recitative , a speech - inflected style and arias , a more melodic style . ___MASK38___ incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre , such as acting , scenery , and costumes and sometimes includes dance . The performance is typically given in an opera house , accompanied by an orchestra or smaller ___MASK94___ ensemble , which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor . The Big Broadcast of 1937 is a 1936 Paramount Pictures production directed by Mitchell Leisen , and is the third in the series of Big Broadcast movies . The ___MASK94___ comedy stars Jack Benny , George Burns , Gracie Allen , Bob Burns , Martha Raye , Shirley Ross , Ray Milland , Benny Fields , Frank Forest and the orchestra of Benny Goodman ( featuring Gene Krupa ) . Uncredited roles include Jack Mulhall . The version shown in British cinemas also included clips featuring Richard Tauber and the Vienna Boys Choir , not in the original American version . German animator Oskar Fischinger was hired to create an animation sequence in Technicolor . However , when Paramount changed the production to black - and - white only , Fischinger ' s original abstract animation design was changed to a hybrid animation and live - action sequence showing consumer products emanating from a broadcasting tower , to the song `` Radio Dynamics '' by Ralph Rainger . It has yet to receive a DVD or VHS issue . The Big Broadcast is a 1932 American Pre - Code ___MASK94___ comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby , Stuart Erwin , and Leila Hyams . Based on the ___MASK4___ " Wild Waves " by William Ford Manley , the film is about a radio - singer who becomes a popular hit with audiences , but takes a casual approach to his career . A casual affair leads to his dismissal , but his career is saved by the station manager who buys the station and gives him his job back . The film co - stars George Burns and Gracie Allen in supporting roles . " The Big Broadcast " was produced by Paramount Pictures and was the first picture in a series of four " Big Broadcast " movies . Eugene Bertram " Gene " Krupa ( January 15 , 1909  October 16 , 1973 ) was an American ___MASK21___ and ___MASK98___ drummer , band leader , actor , and composer . Known for his highly energetic , flamboyant style and for his showmanship , Krupa is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time and one of the first major percussive soloists . Tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is one of the highest of the male voice types . The tenor ' s vocal range ( in choral ___MASK61___ ) lies between C , the C one octave below middle C , and A , the A above middle C . In solo work , this range extends up to C , or " tenor high C ". The low extreme for tenors is roughly A ( two As below middle C ). At the highest extreme , some tenors can sing up to two Fs above middle C ( F ). The tenor voice type is generally divided into the " leggero " tenor , lyric tenor , spinto tenor , dramatic tenor , heldentenor , and tenor buffo or spieltenor . Benjamin David " Benny " Goodman ( May 30 , 1909  June 13 , 1986 ) was an American ___MASK21___ and ___MASK57___ musician , clarinetist and bandleader , known as the " King of ___MASK57___ ". Stuart Erwin ( February 14 , 1903  December 21 , 1967 ) was an American actor of stage , film , and ___MASK66___ . Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the actor who is the protagonist or plays a ___MASK20___ interest to the leading actress in a film or ___MASK4___ . A leading man is sometimes an all - rounder ; capable of singing , dancing , and acting at a professional level . Martha Raye ( August 27 , 1916  October 19 , 1994 ) was an American ___MASK44___ actress and singer who performed in movies , and later on ___MASK66___ . She also acted in plays , including Broadway . She was honored in 1969 with an Academy Award as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award recipient for her volunteer efforts and services to the troops . Jack Mulhall , born John Joseph Francis Mulhall ( October 7 , 1887  June 1 , 1979 ) was a film actor beginning in the ___MASK34___ era who successfully transitioned to sound films , appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years . Some of his more prominent mid - career roles were in " The Three Musketeers " ( 1933 ), " Burn ' Em Up Barnes " ( 1934 ) and " The Clutching Hand " ( 1936 ). A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound , or sound technologically coupled to ___MASK42___ , as opposed to a silent film . The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900 , but decades passed before sound motion pictures were made commercially practical . Reliable synchronization was difficult to achieve with the early sound - on - disc systems , and amplification and recording quality were also inadequate . Innovations in sound - on - film led to the first commercial screening of short motion pictures using the technology , which took place in 1923 . Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie " Gracie " Allen ( July 26 , 1895  August 27 , 1964 ) was an American ___MASK37___ who became internationally famous as the zany partner and ___MASK44___ foil of husband George Burns , her straight man . For contributions to the ___MASK66___ industry , Gracie Allen was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6672 Hollywood Boulevard . The team of Burns and Allen was inducted into the ___MASK66___ Hall of Fame in 1988 . Benny ( Bennie ) Fields ( born : Benjamin Geisenfeld ) ( June 14 , 1894  August 16 , 1959 ) was a popular singer of the early 20th century , best known as one - half of the Blossom Seeley - Benny Fields ___MASK55___ team . A bandleader is the leader of a ___MASK61___ group such as a ___MASK25___ or pop group or jazz quartet . The term is most commonly , though not exclusively , used with a group that plays ___MASK31___ as a small combo or a big band , such as one which plays jazz , blues , rhythm and blues or ___MASK25___ and roll ___MASK61___ . Most bandleaders are also performers with their own band , either as singers or as instrumentalists , playing an instrument such as electric guitar , piano , or other instruments . ___MASK55___ is a theatrical ___MASK63___ of variety entertainment . It was especially popular in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s . A typical vaudeville performance is made up of a series of separate , unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill . Types of acts have included popular and classical musicians , singers , dancers , comedians , trained animals , magicians , strongmen , female and male impersonators , acrobats , illustrated songs , jugglers , one - act plays or scenes from plays , athletes , lecturing celebrities , minstrels , and movies . A vaudeville performer is often referred to as a " vaudevillian ". The ___MASK66___ Academy Hall of Fame was founded by a former president of the Academy of ___MASK66___ Arts & Sciences , John H . Mitchell ( 1921  1988 ) to honor individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to U . S . ___MASK66___ . Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 film starring Ray Milland , John Wayne , Paulette Goddard , Robert Preston , and Susan Hayward , and directed by Cecil B . DeMille , his second picture to be filmed in color . It is based on a serialized story written by Thelma Strabel in 1940 for " The Saturday Evening Post ". The movie , released shortly after the United States ' entry into ___MASK83___ , was a swashbuckling ___MASK87___ set in the 1840s along the Florida coast , and was wildly successful . Hollywood (, informally Tinseltown ) is an ethnically diverse , densely populated , relatively low - income neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles , California . It is notable as the home of the U . S . film industry , including several of its historic studios , and its name has come to be a shorthand ___MASK3___ for the industry and the people in it .