Calling All Girls

  • Genre: Music
  • Run time: 19 min
  • Premiere: 1942. January 24.

The process by which girls are chosen for chorus line members in movie musical is shown. Numbers from popular 1930s musicals are then presented. These include "Don't Say Goodnight" from Wonder Bar (1934); "Lullaby of Broadway" from Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935) ; "Shadow Waltz" from Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933); and "By a Waterfall" and "Shanghai Lil" from Footlight Parade (1933).

Discover

Owen Crump

Narrator (voice)

James Cagney

Himself (archive footage)

Ruby Keeler

Herself (archive footage)

Crew

Busby Berkeley

Choreographer

Directing

Jean Negulesco

Director

Editing

Louis Hesse

Editor

Production

Crew

Busby Berkeley

Choreographer

Directing

Jean Negulesco

Director

Editing

Louis Hesse

Editor

Production