Dames (1934)

Directed by

Busby Berkeley, Ray Enright

Genre

musical film, romantic comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy philanthropist wants to reform the theater, so he tries to stop a young woman from performing in a Broadway show. Her boyfriend and his friends come up with schemes to keep the show going.

high-energywhimsicalplayfulcampyromanticfast-pacedlighthearteddated

What happens

Dames is a 1934 Warner Bros. musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright with dance numbers created by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, ZaSu Pitts, and Hugh Herbert. Production numbers and songs include "When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips (and a Twinkle in Your Daddy's Eye)", "The Girl at the Ironing Board", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Dames" and "Try to See It My Way". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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