Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (TV 1998)Director:David ThompsonWriter:David Thompson |
|
| 0Share... |
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (TV 1998)Director:David ThompsonWriter:David Thompson |
|
| 0Share... |
| Cast overview: | |||
| Busby Berkeley | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
|
|
|
Larry Robinson | ... |
Busby Berkeley
(voice)
|
|
|
Kenneth Anger | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
Richard Barrios | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
Dorothy Coonan Wellman | ... |
Herself
|
|
|
Jerome Delamater | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
J. Hoberman | ... |
Himself
|
|
|
Cynthia Lindsay | ... |
Herself
|
|
|
Tony Thomas | ... |
Himself
(archive footage)
|
| Esther Williams | ... |
Herself
|
|
|
|
Pat Wing | ... |
Herself
(as Pat Wing Gill)
|
|
|
Toby Wing | ... |
Herself
(as Toby Wing Merrill)
|
Say what you want about Hef--- to his credit, he's been a huge supporter of motion picture history and has financed several excellent documentaries. This one is takes a warts and all look at Berkeley, acknowledging his genius and his decline (mother fixation, alcoholism) in honest doses. A big plus is that the producers managed to located 82-year old Berkeley favorite Toby Wing (1915-2001) and her sister Pat and obtained interviews with them both (sadly, both have since died). This is a definite "10" for anyone who loves movie history. This is a hard-to-find title (I had to buy a VHS on eBay) since PBS has never obtained release rights. I believe this has been shown on TCM. Catch it if you can!