The Big Broadcast Of 1937

Burns and Allen are joined by Jack Benny and Bob Burns for comedy and a host of specialty acts, as usual in the "Big Broadcast" films. At 100 minutes it's a trifle long, but the comedy is quick and the music near-constant. Benny runs a radio station and is in constant trouble with his sponsors. George and Gracie are the Platts, a couple who do the "Platt Golf Ball" program. Benny and Gracie are always running afoul of each other. Much of the action takes place in and around the radio station with a few well-chosen forays into various New York nightclubs of the era: Leon and Eddie's, Lindy's, the Paradise, the Onyx, and El Morocco are featured. Among the musical per...