This number, from the movie "Gold Diggers
of 1935," is actually a
film-within-a-film.
Sung and partly danced by Wini Shaw:
Dick
Powell, Wini Shaw, Adolphe Menjou
"Lullaby of Broadway" turns out to be a
cautionary tale. (Only Warner
Brothers -- with its taste for the dark
side -- could have gotten away with this
in the 1930’s.)
The song won an Oscar for the composer
Harry Warren and the lyricist Al Dubin,
and Busby Berkeley’s dance direction was
nominated for an Oscar.
Al Dubin, Busby Berkeley, Harry Warren
The dance portion is larger than life --
and is absolutely breathtaking.
It runs about 12 minutes, and is shown
here in three parts:
Our second dance selection also features
Wini Shaw, but, first, here are some of
the breathtaking items we’re featuring
from our website today:
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