Upset when an RKO power-play diminished his authority, Berman left for MGM in 1940, where he oversaw such productions as Ziegfeld Girl (1941), National Velvet (1944), The Bribe (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and  BUtterfield 8 (1960).
Disgruntled when an RKO maneuver diminished his authority, Berman departed for MGM in 1940, where he oversaw productions such as Ziegfeld Girl (1941), National Velvet (1944), The Bribe (1949), Father of the Bride (1950), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and  BUtterfield 8 (1960).