Busby Berkeley
Birthday: 1895-11-29
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Busby Berkeley (November 29, 1895 – March 14, 1976) was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Berkeley's works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic on-screen performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Busby Berkeley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Gold Diggers of 1933
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to...
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The Phynx
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania ...
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42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street....
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Hollywood Newsreel
A potpourri of features involving Hollywood celebrities. The Columbia University football team, winn...
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We Must Have Music
A short history of movie music is presented, from silent films accompanied by a single piano, to the...
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Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"...
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Palmy Days
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie ...
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A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bro...
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Things You Never See on the Screen
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1935....
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And She Learned About Dames
Students at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Cla...
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent...
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That's Dancing!
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...
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Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley....
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and...
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