Busby Berkeley Movies on DVD

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42nd Street    DVD   (1933)
Genre: Musicals

The sensational Busby Berkeley musical launched a thousand cinema cliches. Ailing Broadway director Warner Baxter puts his all into his last show, but when the leading lady breaks her ankle, plucky chorine Ruby Keeler must take her place. Songs include "Shuffle Off to Buffalo," "It Must Be June" and the title tune. With Dick Powell, Bebe Daniels, Ginger Rogers. 89 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; bonus shorts.

Item #: D19420
 

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Dames    DVD   (1934)
Genre: Musicals

Grand Busby Berkeley musical with dazzling production numbers, multitudes of chorus girls, and the beloved "let's put on a show" plot. Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, ZaSu Pitts and Hugh Herbert star. Songs include "I Only Have Eyes for You," "Dames," "The Girl at the Ironing Board." 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; featurettes; theatrical trailer. NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer.

Item #: D80875
 

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Flying High    DVD   (1931)
Genre: Musicals

Big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical stars Bert Lahr (re-creating his role in the play and making his feature film debut) as the hapless--and broke--inventor of an aerocopter who gets mixed up with a wacky waitress (Charlotte Greenwood) who's willing to pay $500 for a husband. Pat O'Brien, Kathryn Crawford also star. Songs include "It'll Be the First Time for Me," "We'll Dance Until the Dawn," and more. Features early choreography by Busby Berkeley. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D56989
 

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Garden Of The Moon    DVD   (1938)
Genre: Musicals

Directed by Busby Berkeley, this romantic musical comedy stars Pat O'Brien as the owner of the Garden of the Moon nightclub. As he and bandleader John Payne endlessly bicker, they both try to win the heart of beauty Margaret Lindsay. With Johnnie Davis, Melville Cooper, Isabel Jeans; songs include "Love Is Where You Find It," "The Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish," "Confidentially," and more. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D27992
 

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Gold Diggers In Paris    DVD   (1938)
Genre: Musicals

Highlighted by stunning musical sequences directed by Busby Berkeley, this classic follows the owners and dancers from a cash-strapped New York City club as they are mistaken for members of a prestigious ballet group and invited to perform in Paris. Not wanting to turn down a free trip, the hoofers pose as classically trained performers while trying to step up their skills. Rudy Vallee, Rosemary Lane, Hugh Herbert star. Includes the songs "The Latin Quarter," "Put That Down in Writing," "Day Dreaming (All Night Long)," and more. 97 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; bonus shorts "The Candid Kid" (1938), "Cinderella Meets A Fella" (1938), "Love And Curses" (1938); theatrical trailer.

Item #: D70056
 

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Gold Diggers Of 1937    DVD   (1936)
Genre: Musicals

Elderly Broadway producer Victor Moore, ready to stage his latest show, is unaware his partners lost all of his dough in the stock market and have taken out an insurance policy on his life! Can insurance salesman Dick Powell and ex-showgirl Joan Blondell save Moore from his murderous associates and still help the curtain rise? Lively Busby Berkeley musical features such songs as "With Plenty of Money and You," "All's Fair in Love and War" and "Let's Put Our Heads Together." 101 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus shorts "The Romance Of Louisiana" (1937), "Plenty Of Money And You" (1937), "Speaking of The Weather" (1937); theatrical trailer; more.

Item #: D70055
 
 

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Hollywood Hotel    DVD   (1937)
Genre: Musicals

Lavish Busby Berkeley-helmed musical stars Dick Powell as a jazz saxophonist who wins a 10-week contract with a film studio in a talent contest. After getting caught between a pretty starlet and her equally fetching sister, he appears on the popular "Hollywood Hotel" radio show and becomes a superstar. With Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, and, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra. Songs include "Hooray for Hollywood," "Let That Be a Lesson to You," "I've Hitched My Wagon to a Star," and more. 109 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French; bonus shorts "Double Talk" (1937), "The Romance Of Robert Burns" (1937), "Porky's Five & Ten" (1938); theatrical trailer.

Item #: D70054
 

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In Caliente (Remastered Edition)    DVD   (1935)
Genre: Musicals

This spicy musical comedy is set at the popular (at the time) Mexican resort Agua Caliente, where theater critic Larry MacArthur (Pat O'Brien) goes to escape his gold-digging fiancee. Unbeknownst to Larry, Rita Gomez (Dolores del Rio), a dancer he once trashed in a review, is performing there. Will Rita's desire for revenge lead to an unexpected spark with Larry? With Leo Carrillo, Edward Everett Horton. Choreography by Busby Berkeley; features the title tune, "Muchacha," "The Lady in Red," and more. 84 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

Item #: D57997
 

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The Busby Berkeley 9-Film Collection    DVD 
Genre: Musicals

Ten-disc boxed set includes "42nd Street," "Gold Diggers Of 1933," "Footlight Parade," "Dames," "Gold Diggers Of 1935," "Gold Diggers Of 1937," "Varsity Show," "Hollywood Hotel," "Gold Diggers In Paris," and "The Busby Berkeley Disc," a toe-tapping compilation of 21 of the choreographer/filmmaker's greatest dance numbers.

Item #: D81970
 

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The Busby Berkeley Collection    DVD 
Genre: Musicals

The choreographer/filmmaker whose innovative set designs and kaleidoscopic camerawork defined 1930s movie musicals is saluted with a six-disc boxed set of his most memorable works. Dancers wearing giant coins and hoop-skirted musicians with neon violins are part of the fun in "Gold Diggers Of 1933" (1933), starring Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler and Ginger Rogers. Powell and Keeler return to team with James Cagney, who plays a Broadway showman creating musical shorts for the movies, in "Footlight Parade" (1933). "Dames" (1934), packed with feuding relatives and leggy chorines, stars Powell, Keeler, Joan Blondell, and Hugh Herbert; and resort owner Adolphe Menjou lets desk clerk Powell put on a show to save the hotel in "Gold Diggers Of 1935" (1935), with Gloria Stuart and Glenda Farrell. Also includes "42nd Street" and a tribute disc packed with documentaries and other bonus features. 8 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; featurettes; bonus shorts; theatrical trailers; more.

Item #: D51606
 

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The Busby Berkeley Collection, Vol. 2    DVD 
Genre: Musicals

"Varsity Show" (1937), a charming musical with choreography by Busby Berkeley, tells the story of college students hoping to put on a swing dance show despite the ban put in place by a persnickety professor. The kids get help from Broadway producer Dick Powell--because the show must go on! Johnnie Davis, Rosemary Lane co-star. Songs include "I'm Dependable," "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile," and more. And, highlighted by musical sequences directed by Berkeley, "Gold Diggers In Paris" (1938) follows the owners and dancers from a cash-strapped New York City club as they are mistaken for members of a prestigious ballet group and invited to perform in Paris. Not wanting to turn down a free trip, the hoofers pose as classically trained performers while trying to step up their skills. Rudy Vallee, Lane also star. Includes the songs "The Latin Quarter," "Put That Down in Writing," and more. Four-disc set also includes "Gold Diggers Of 1937" and "Hollywood Hotel." 6 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; theatrical trailers; bonus shorts.

Item #: D70057
 

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The Gang's All Here    DVD   (1943)
Genre: Musicals

Busby Berkeley's first Technicolor musical finds New York chorus girl Alice Faye meeting and falling for G.I. James Ellison just before he's shipped off to the Pacific. But romantic complications ensue when war hero Ellison returns home and now-headliner Faye's troupe is hired to play a party in his honor. With Carmen Miranda, Eugene Pallette, and Benny Goodman and his Orchestra. Songs include "The Polka-Dot Polka," "You Discover You're in New York," the banana-laden classic "The Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat," and more. AKA: "The Girls He Left Behind." 103 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; TV excerpts; featurette; deleted scene.

Item #: D69453
 

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Two Tickets To Broadway (Remastered Edition)    DVD   (1951)
Genre: Musicals

Musical comedy favorite stars Janet Leigh as a wannabe starlet who travels to New York City in search of fame and fortune. Determined to find success on the small screen, she and a number of other talented performers attempt to make their dreams come true by appearing on a popular TV program. The impressive ensemble cast also includes Tony Martin, Gloria De Haven, Eddie Bracken, Anne Miller, Joe Smith, and Charles Dale; musical numbers directed by Busby Berkeley. 106 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.

Item #: D27981
 

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Varsity Show    DVD   (1937)
Genre: Musicals

Nearly five decades before "Footloose," this charming musical, with choreography by Busby Berkeley, told the story of college students hoping to put on a swing dance show despite t he ban put in place by a persnickety professor. The kids get help from Broadway producer Dick Powell--because the show must go on! Johnnie Davis, Rosemary Lane, Ted Healy co-star. Songs include "I'm Dependable," "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile," and more. 80 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; bonus shorts "A Neckin' Party" (1937), "Have You Got Any Castles?" (1938); theatrical trailer.

Item #: D20298