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Portrait of Busby Berkeley

Directing

Busby Berkeley

Career

Active from 1933 to 1949, busiest in 1938 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Busby Berkeley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.7, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood Musical 6
  • Showbiz Romance 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Show Business 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Vintage Charm 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Vaudeville Era 2
  • Heartwarming Story 2
  • Mistaken Identity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Buzz
Buzz

Book

1970s

2 titles · average score 52
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
GoodWatch score 70

Thanks

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Busby Berkeley

1950s

5 titles · average score 59
Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1954)
GoodWatch score 43

Choreographer

Easy to Love
Easy to Love (1953)
GoodWatch score 57

Choreographer

Million Dollar Mermaid
Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

Choreographer

The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

Co-Director, Choreographer

Two Weeks with Love
Two Weeks with Love (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

Choreographer

1940s

13 titles · average score 64
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Choreographer

Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones (1946)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1943)
GoodWatch score 82

Choreographer, Director

Three Cheers for the Girls
Three Cheers for the Girls (1943)

Choreographer

For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

We Must Have Music
We Must Have Music (1942)

Director

Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Blonde Inspiration
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Forty Little Mothers
Forty Little Mothers (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

1930s

30 titles · average score 63
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Fast and Furious
Fast and Furious (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Choreographer

Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Gold Diggers of 1935
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
GoodWatch score 84

Director, Choreographer

I Live for Love
I Live for Love (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Choreographer

Dames
Dames (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Choreographer

She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes (1933)
GoodWatch score 58

Director