Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof (TV 1998)

Director:

David Thompson

Writer:

David Thompson

Stars:

Busby Berkeley, Larry Robinson, Kenneth Anger

Cast

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)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dancer | choreographer | choreography | musical filmmaking | warner bros. | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Country:

USA Japan UK Netherlands Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Busby Berkeley - O horeftaras

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alternate Current, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the newly filmed recreation of Berkeley's 1935 automobile crash, a 1939 convertible is used.

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Connections

Features And She Learned About Dames (1934)

User Reviews

Excellent docu-bio!

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!