Portrait of Busby Berkeley

Directing

Busby Berkeley

Titles
62movies1TV show
Career

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

Directed
29
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Busby Berkeley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.2
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.3
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.6
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Classic Hollywood Musical 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Mistaken Identity 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Showbiz Satire 2
  • Vaudeville Era 2
  • Heartwarming Story 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

6
TypeAllMovies6
RoleAnyOther crew5Directing4Acting1Appearances1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s41940s2
GenreAnyComedy5Music3Romance2Drama1Western1War1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1940s

2 titles · average score 84
GoodWatch82
Poster for The Gang's All Here

Choreographer, Director

1930s

4 titles · average score 85
GoodWatch84
Poster for Gold Diggers of 1935

Director, Choreographer

GoodWatch87
Poster for Footlight Parade

Choreographer, Director

GoodWatch89
Poster for Gold Diggers of 1933

as Call Boy (uncredited)

GoodWatch82
Poster for Whoopee!

Choreographer

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