her Caribbean island, Clementi. She will decide to marry one of them before midnight. Gordoni (C. Henry Gordon), however, plans to murder them. Spud and Smiley are able to notify George Burns and Gracie Allen in New York and inform them that they are in grave danger. Burns and Allen then depart for the island on a boat. Gracie sets a fire on the boat. A Coast Guard cutter takes them on board and heads for the island. Gordoni has Drowso put in the drinks to put Ysobel to sleep. Spud and Smiley turn on The Radio Eye to listen to the Vienna Boys Choir and the Ray Noble Orchestra from New York to distract Gordoni and his men. Spud and Smiley are able to escape on coaches with teams of horses. After a chase, during which Spud is separated from his horses in a bifurcation in the road, they reach the pier where the Coast Guard and Burns and Allen meet them. Gordoni jumps into the sea. Spud wins the international broadcast competition. Spud tells Ysobel that he may marry her after a period of observation. She tells him: "Let this be the start of a beautiful friendship." Production notes Paramount's Big Broadcast series began in 1932 and continued in late 1935 with The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), which was released on September 20, 1935. The movie was filmed at the Kaufman Astoria Studios on 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, in New York City. Bing Crosby's cameo, however, was filmed in Hollywood in April 1935. The movie is a precursor of the later Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road" pictures, with Spud and Smiley finding themselves on an island ruled by Countess Ysobel de Nargila (Lyda Roberti). Daily Variety reported that the scenes featuring Ray Noble and his Orchestra, the Amos 'n' Andy sketches, and the scenes featuring Fox and Walters, were filmed in New York. Ethel Merman appears in a number cut from the film "We're Not Dressing" before release. Accolades American Film Institute recognition 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: "Miss Brown to You" – Nominated Soundtrack "Double Trouble" Music by Ralph Rainger, Richard A. Whiting Lyrics by Leo Robin Performed by Lydia Roberti, Jack Oakie, Henry Wadsworth and chorus "I Wished on the Moon" Music by Ralph Rainger Lyrics by Dorothy Parker Sung by Bing Crosby Violin accompaniment: Georgie Stoll (uncredited) "It's the Animal in Me"