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Berkeley was a premiere director at Warner Brothers during the 1930's. Not only did he do great film direction and choreography but he was an innovator, using the camera in lots of different ways and from so many different angles, that its hard to find an angle he didn't try. This was his most productive and creative period and the films, while the stories are a little "hokey" by today's standards, are still worth seeing for the fabulous production numbers choreographed by Berkeley. The films noted with a have their own pages at this site. Click on the film name to visit.

  • Whoopee! (1930) (choreographer)
  • Kiki (1931) (dance routines)
  • Palmy Days (1931) (dances and ensembles)
  • Flying High (1931) (choreographer)
  • Bird of Paradise (1932) (choreographer)
  • Night World (1932) (choreographer)
  • Kid from Spain, The (1932) (dance director)
  • Girl Crazy (1932) (choreographer) (uncredited)
  • 42nd Street (1933) (choreographer)
  • Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) (dance director)
  • Footlight Parade (1933) (choreographer)
  • Roman Scandals (1933) (dance director)
  • Fashions of 1934 (1934) (dance director)
  • Dames (1934) (choreographer)
  • Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (choreographer) (uncredited)
  • Wonder Bar (1934) (musical number director)
  • Go Into Your Dance (1935) (choreographer)
  • Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) (choreographer)
  • Stars Over Broadway (1935) (choreographer)
  • In Caliente (1935) (dance director)
  • Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) (musical number director)
  • Singing Marine, The (1937) (musical numbers creator & director)
  • Varsity Show (1937) (choreographer)
  • Hollywood Hotel (1938) (musical numbers)
  • Gold Diggers in Paris (1938) (musical numbers creator and director)
Below are animations of some of Berkeley's production numbers.
To see the animated version, click on the image.
(PLEASE ALLOW FOR ANIMATIONS TO LOAD)
42nd Street
Young and Healthy
from 42nd Street
Footlight Parade
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