Busby Berkeley Disc, The
Busby Berkeley Disc, The
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During the trying years of the Great Depression, Busby Berkeley's glittering Hollywood musicals offered a salve to moviegoers willing to check their troubles at the theatre door. This indispensable collection of classic Berkeley films showcases the high-kicking dance numbers and spectacular geometrical arrangements for which Berkeley is best known. 42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933, 89 mins.) is the archetypal backstage musical, given depth, life and power by the extravagant touch of Berkeley''s production numbers. With Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, and Ginger Rogers. Gold Diggers of 1933 (Mervyn LeRoy, 1933, 98 mins.) is a peerless extravaganza of pure entertainment that bristles with pre-code sexuality. Wit h Ginger Rogers, Joan Blondell, Keeler, and Powell. Footlight Parade (Lloyd Bacon, 1933, 104 mins.) stars James Cagney as a stage director in a first-rate backstage musical featuring three back-to-back Berkeley numbers. Dames (Ray Enright, 1934, 90 mins.) is a distinguished classic, boast ing lavish costumes and first-rate production ensembles. Blondell, Keeler, and Powell lead a familiar cast. Finally, Gold Diggers of 1935 (Busby Berkeley, 1935, 95 mins.) is a big-scale musical that features a jaw-dropp ing 16 minute film-within-a-film, boasting one sequence with more than 150 tap ping Lloyd Bacon/Ray Enright/Busby Berkeley/Mervyn LeRoy---USA---1933-1935---47

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