| | |  | Cheers & Marching Bands | Home » » » The Busby Berkley Disc | | | | | | | Description: | | From Warner Brothers films of the 1930's comes 21 complete musical numbers that established forever the genius of Busby Berkeley. The segments are escapism, pure and simple, except they're never simple. Instead Berkeley shoots through floors, through roofs and through one kaleidoscopic array of leggy chorines after another. | | | Product Details: | | | Director:
| Busby Berkeley | | Format:
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Genius at workDec 11, 2009
A real treat seeing how technology and creativity added a visual mind blower to viewers over 70 years ago.
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Busby berkeLey was a genius!Sep 25, 2009
What a peasure to see this compilation of Busby Berkeley's musical numbers.They are just outstanding and some of them jaw dropping! The wow factor is definitely here with wonderful melodies,dances and costumes.
One thing always puzzled me though:What was the deal with Ruby Keeler? I mean sure she was pretty but her singing was less than adequate and her tap dancing skills paled in comparison to even Shirley Temple!(Ok,i may be exagerating here,but the fact is...she wasn't very good.)
But i do see that she really had great chemistry with both Cagney and Powell.
I really liked Joan Blondell , she was ver expressive in her 3 numbers.
Dick Powell could certainly belt out a tune and he always seemed to enjoy himself being surrounded by an army of beautiful women,can't blame him really!
My favourite has to be "By a waterfall",no doubt a fore runner to the Esther Williams' extravaganza that were to come from MGM in later years.How'd they do that!!??!!
BRILLIANT!
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"Mule" number censoredAug 23, 2009
I have this DVD version as well as the original version on laserdisc from 1992. They are identical except one number from WONDER BAR (1934) was deleted on the DVD. It is "Goin' to Heaven on a Mule" sung by Al Jolson. It's done in blackface, of course, with hundreds of extras and dancers in blackface as well. Jolson even taps in front of a bunch of watermelson slices! It's a huge production, but the number was undoubtedly deleted from the DVD because of racial stereotype considerations.
So for those of you who are purists or "completists" and still have the laserdisc version, keep it!
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Best Buy on AmazonJan 10, 2008
Make no mistake about it, no one can ever replace the legendary Busby Berkley! For all my fellow Busby Berkley fans out there, this DVD will more than satisfy you. The choreograpy is divine and the Carmen Miranda number left me breathless, it was a pure delight to behold. I purchased this DVD on a whim and I'm so glad I did, it's worth every penny.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great collection of dance numbersSep 10, 2007
This DVD only includes Berkeley's dance numbers, which, of course, are the best parts of his films. The DVD navigation is not the best, but the dance numbers are great. Well worth the money.
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