Directing
Busby Berkeley
- Titles
- 62movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1933 to 1949, busiest in 1938 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 29titles as director
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
Footlight Parade71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz7.7average 1.2
- Historical6.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Romance6.3average 3.8
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.5average 2.5
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.0, average 5.2
- Psychological3.1, average 5.6
- Violence1.8, average 4.3
- Mystery2.1, average 4.1
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic Charm 5
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Classic Hollywood Musical 3
- Romantic Comedy 3
- Mistaken Identity 2
- Vaudeville Era 2
- Heartwarming Story 2
- Showbiz Satire 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Judy GarlandActorZiegfeld Girl, Strike Up the Band, For Me and My Gal, Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, +2 more
Hugh HerbertActorFootlight Parade, Dames, Gold Diggers of 1935, Men Are Such Fools, Gold Diggers in Paris, +2 more
Guy KibbeeActorFootlight Parade, Dames, Babes in Arms, I Live for Love, Girl Crazy
Dick PowellActorFootlight Parade, Dames, Gold Diggers of 1935, Hollywood Hotel, Stage Struck- GGeorge AmyEditorFootlight Parade, Gold Diggers in Paris, Hollywood Hotel, Cinderella Jones, She Had to Say Yes
Mickey RooneyActorStrike Up the Band, Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Girl Crazy- RRay JuneCinematographerZiegfeld Girl, Strike Up the Band, Babes in Arms, Fast and Furious
- FFred F. FinklehoffeWriterStrike Up the Band, For Me and My Gal, Babes on Broadway, Girl Crazy
Edward Everett HortonActorZiegfeld Girl, The Gang's All Here, Cinderella Jones
Charles WinningerActorZiegfeld Girl, Babes in Arms, The Go-Getter
Melville CooperActorGold Diggers in Paris, Garden of the Moon, Comet Over Broadway
Frank McHughActorFootlight Parade, Gold Diggers of 1935, Stage Struck
Movies and TV shows
122000s
4 titles · average score 81
81
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star (2007)
Self (archive footage)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (2003)
Self (archive footage)
1980s
1 title · average score 70
70
That's Dancing! (1985)
Self (archive footage)
1970s
1 title · average score 63
63
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
Self (archive footage)
1960s
1 title · average score 72
72
Omnibus (1967)
TV show · Self
1940s
1 title
We Must Have Music (1942)
Director
1930s
4 titles · average score 57
57
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)
Himself (uncredited)
