It's not Busby Berkeley, but it's probably the next best thing. I rented the VHS from the New York Public Library and the print was devine! Yup, they don't make 'em like this any more...not even Busbey made them this racy! The performances with the exception of Jack Oakie are uniformly terrible ... terrible in the way that early 30's movies can be (I did not include Jack Oakie in this observation, because Jack Oakie is always Jack Oakie). It's a shame that Duke Ellington section was completely wasted and as per the observation above, his efforts were probably severely cut. It's a shame that Toby Wing never made it to star status...she was a stunner par excellence and could deliver a sarcastic and/or dumb blone line with the best of them. The MARIJUANA number alone makes this flick one for the memory book.
Review of Murder at the Vanities
