Movies: Busby Berkeley

Florence Denny is Tommy Nelson's girlfriend and secretary at a clothing manufacturer during the Great Depression. In order to boost sales they have been using professional female entertainers to keep their clients very happy, but the clients are gett...

A failed actor finds success as a radio singer....

Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they...

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

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 a husband. She rises through the ranks, becoming a copywriter, and attracts the attention of Jimmy, ...

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition....

Husband-and-wife vaudeville stars separate when success goes to his head....

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the casting office, then see Busby Berkeley and choreographer Bobby Connolly working with chorus girls on pro...

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show....

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

A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, where he gets mixed up with court intrigue and a murder plot against the Emperor....

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do an...

A Broadway show is forced to bow to the whims of a talentless, whacky, but rich, Broadway actress with a contract....

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935....

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

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 from MGM's musicals) and background music for dramas. Conductor/composer...

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

Students at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Claybury's Beauty Soap, in the hope of being chosen as "Miss Complexion of 1934." Martha Howson wins the contest, which includes a trip to Hollywood and ...

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

The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented. These include "Don't Say Goodnight" from Wonder Bar (1934); "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 19...