Busby Berkeley Movies

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...

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

This short shows the entrances of the various Hollywood studios, then specifically visits Warner Bros. / First National Studios. We start at the...

The life story of Hollywood director and choreographer, Busby Berkeley, who rose to fame during the 1930s with his dazzling, kaleidoscopic camera...

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

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

Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie...

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

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...

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

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...

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal,...

Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.

Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.

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

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

Wilkie and Mitchell, trying to desert their draft into the army, stow away on a ship which takes them into the war zone. While AWOL, the rivals for...

A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's...

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

An out-of-work professor gets a break from an old college buddy to teach at an exclusive girl's school. But events conspire against him: he finds an...