Dames
Dames ★★★ 1934
A millionaire with fanatically religious beliefs tries to stop the opening of a Broadway show. In the last of the grand budget-breaking spectacles before the “production code” came into being, distinguished choreographer Busby Berkeley took his imagination to the limit: watch for the dancing clothes on an ironing board and dancing girls with puzzle pieces on their backs which form the real Keeler. ♫Dames; I Only Have Eyes For You; When You Were a Smile on Your Mother's Lips and a Twinkle in Your Father's Eye; Try To See It My Way; The Girl at the Ironing Board. 95m/B VHS, DVD . Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts, Guy Kibbee, Busby Berkeley; D: Ray Enright; W: Delmer Daves; C: George Barnes.
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