Busby Berkeley Movies

A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the elaborate song scores for musicals (with scenes...

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on...

Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.

A failed actor finds success as a radio singer.

Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going...

A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up...

Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"

Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have...

A Navy veteran with one leg fights to make himself a success.

Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony...

At a Mexican resort, a fast-talking magazine editor woos the dancer he's trashed in print.

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie...

A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.

Linda works at an advertising agency, but, unlike the other women in the secretarial pool, she hopes to succeed in the business rather than just find...

Married songwriters almost split up while putting on a big show.

This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Bros. musicals.

Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.

The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented....