Spud Miller hopes to save his struggling radio station by winning a broadcast competition, with the help of the Radio Eye, an invention that can display live events from anywhere in the world..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, you watch The Big Broadcast of 1936 for the variety show segments and the sheer absurdity of the star power, not for the story. If you like classic Hollywood cameos and tap dancing that makes your knees hurt just watching it, you’ll have a ball. If you are the type of person who needs a...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, you watch The Big Broadcast of 1936 for the variety show segments and the sheer absurdity of the star power, not for the story. If you like classic Hollywood cameos and tap dancing that makes your knees hurt just watching it, you’ll have a ball. If you are the type of person who needs a coherent narrative arc to stay awake, skip it. The whole thing is essentially an excuse to put every single person on the Paramount payroll in front of a camera. The Radio Eye is..."
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