december, 2016
Event Details
REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES In this blissful musical romp, filled with backstage showbiz action and that glorious Busby Berkeley razzmatazz, a group of wide-eyed stage hopefuls battle a
Event Details
REGULAR ADMISSION PRICES
In this blissful musical romp, filled with backstage showbiz action and that glorious Busby Berkeley razzmatazz, a group of wide-eyed stage hopefuls battle a disapproving decency group amidst a bounty of jaw-dropping, erotically-charged, pre-Code production numbers.
Co-directed by Ray Enright (The Spoilers) and Busby Berkeley, whose dazzlingly inventive choreography lifts the film into the realm of pure fantasy, Dames spins the tale of grumpy multi-millionaire Ezra Ounce (Hugh Herbert, Hellzapoppin’), who decides to start a campaign against “filthy” and “indecent” forms of entertainment, like Broadway musicals. He enlists the help of his relatives and their families, making them members of his anti-fun, morality-boosting crusade. But another relative, Jimmy (affable musical star and Busby Berkley-regular, Dick Powell), is defying Ezra by producing his own scandalous Broadway show, called Sweet and Hot, starring Ezra’s niece, Barbara (Ruby Keeler, also a Berkeley regular), and there’s going to some major fireworks when the decency league tries to put a stop to all that darned singing, dancing and indecency! But it’s really all about the musical numbers, as Berkley unleashes one jaw-dropper after another, including a crazed subway dream sequence (I Only Have Eyes For You), a staggeringly kaleidoscopic (and highly erotic) arrangement of showgirls in black tights (Dames), and other bravura imaginings. Also starring Joan Blondell (who performs a hilariously strange number involving dancing underwear and flying carrots), Guy Kibbee and ZaSu Pitts, Dames is true movie musical magic! (Dir. by Ray Enright & Busby Berkeley, 1934, USA, 91 mins., Not Rated)
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Event Type
Film
Organizer
The Loft Cinemadaniela@loftcinema.org 3233 E Speedway Blvd