This documentary takes an indepth look at the history of Warner Brothers studios, from it's beginning to the present day.
Writer/Director: Robert Guenette
Although I missed watching them in this quest, the That's Entertainment/That's Dancing tetralogy were made '74-85, focusing on musicals made almost exclusively by MGM. Don't know what motivated the production of this doc'y, but it tries to cover everything in less than 2h, and that's just silly. However, it was pleasurable.
I was curious to see what they did with musicals, and the answer is precious little. But they covered precious little of everything. There's at least 1 lengthier Warner doc'y coming up, but that may not do much with musicals either.
They did mention and show a clip of Busby Berkeley, interview Ruby Keeler, and mention Dick Powell. They also showed a clip(s) of Doris Day, acknowledging her $$-making. And then Jack Warner's last hurrahs: Music Man, My Fair Lady, Inside Daisy Clover and Camelot. Post-JW: Finian's Rainbow.
You could probably get as much out of looking through the Connections page for the doc'y as watching it, assuming you stop to remember a few scenes from each film.
This, of course, just as much a commercial for then-current Warner stars who host the segments or are interviewed: Clint Eastwood, Goldie Hawn, George Lucas, Robert Redford, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand.
It's ok, better than shrug-worthy.
Warner & more, dir. Guenette; 7-
