Tag Archives: Busby Berkeley

Lobby Card Du Jour

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Ray Enright’s and Busby Berkeley’s DAMES (1934), from a screenplay by Delmar Daves. Here’s the second number from the film, “I Only Have Eyes for You”: Related Fabrizio on a Berkeley sequence from GOLD DIGGERS OF 1935.

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Nightmare on Broadway

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Gold Diggers of 1935” is a pretty lame movie. Yet it includes what might be Busby Berkeley’s masterpiece: A musical fantasy sequence scored to “The Lullaby of Broadway.” Is it an exaggeration to call it one … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Doin’ What Comes Naturally”

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: An outtake from Annie Get Your Gun (1950), with Judy Garland, before she was fired by MGM and replaced by Betty Hutton. Garland had clashed with original director Busby Berkeley, and retaliated against his perfectionism by showing … Continue reading →

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. FOOTLIGHT PARADE, 1933. Choreography by Busby Berkeley, natch.

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Movies Used to be Awesome

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

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