The Big Broadcast is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Bing Crosby, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams.

Based on the play Wild Waves by William Ford Manley, the film is about a radio-singer who becomes a popular hit with audiences, but takes a disrespectful approach to his career.

His chronic tardiness and his soon-to-be marriage with the notorious Mona Lowe (Sharon Lynn) has become an issue at station WADX.

After an unpleasant conversation with station manager George Burns, concerning dismissal and a lawsuit, the despondent singer visits a speakeasy.

As they near death, they are haunted by a ghostly apparition of a skull and an accordion player who sings "Here Lies Love" (Arthur Tracy).

Before they die, they are rescued by a doorman and Anita Rogers (Leila Hyams), secretary at station WADX and the former fiancée of Leslie.

Meanwhile, station manager George Burns is riddled by the addled conversation and hijinks of his stenographer, Gracie Allen.

Mona returns on the scene and reinstates the wedding, which makes Crosby quickly forget about his budding romance with Anita.

Leslie then visits Mona's apartment hours after the show has started, only to find that Crosby is lying on the sofa, apparently drunk.

While walking back to the station, Leslie overhears an older couple listening to a record of Crosby singing "Please" in their first-floor apartment window.

Just in time for the second verse, Crosby returns and performs the song, improvising alternate lyrics as a message to Anita to take Leslie back as her fiancé.

"The film is a credit to Crosby as a screen juve possibility, although he has a decidedly dizzy and uncertain role which makes him behave as no human being does.

"[12] The Hollywood Citizen News had more to say: ".... Bing Crosby croons several attractive songs which seem destined to enjoy wide popularity.

He has injected little touches of fantasy, hints of satire, moments of slapstick comedy and a general impression of jolly good humor.