Year: 1936
Runtime: 90 mins
Language: English
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Warner Baxter is an ambitious producer who lifts a modest burlesque act to Broadway fame. Loyal singer Alice Faye backs him, but his sudden success lures society woman Mona Barrie, who drags him into a string of artistic flops. After a haughty divorce leaves him broke, Baxter reunites with Alice and, with his burlesque troupe, stages a triumphant comeback.
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