A tenth disc includes repeats from 42nd street and the gold digger movies, but it also includes choreographies from films not in this collection, such as lady in. For this film, shortly announced as gold diggers of 1933, there was no confusion over the cast. With warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler. If 42nd street was an agreeable sketch, this one is the sistine chapel, an insanely overproduced extravaganza that gave busby berkeley his first chance to really cut loose. Wealthy songwriter brad dick powell saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her gold digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.
Gold diggers of 1933, screenplay by james seymour, david boehm, and ben markson, from the stage play by avery hopwood. Warren william stars in gold diggers of 1933 after its. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 stream and watch online moviefone. The gold diggers of 1933 screens the austin chronicle. Gold diggers of 1933 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. He promises all of the girls parts in the new show and even hires their neighbor brad roberts, an unknown composer, to write some of the music. Robert lord won his first producing credit for gold diggers of 1933 1933, an allsinging, alldancing followup to warner bros. A wealthy composer rescues unemployed broadway performers. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Rogers famously sings a verse in pig latin in gold diggers of 1933. The second talkie version of the avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, gold diggers of 1933 was the second of three backtoback 1933 warner bros. Remembering the forgotten man of gold diggers of 1933. For more about joes early days as a circus acrobat, why he turned down an.
A followup to 42nd street 1933, it had essentially the same cast and dance director busby berkeley. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gold diggers of 1933 near you. See more ideas about gold diggers of 1933, busby berkeley and classic hollywood. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. It has its origin in 1883 in a speech by william sumner and was used by franklin roosevelt in a 1932 speech. Title gold diggers of 1933 genre film notes records by members of orig cast. With the exception of allen jenkins, who was probably just too busy to make it to the gold diggers set, everybody originally listed as being in the cast wound up appearing in the finished movie. Barney hopkins is producing a new show on broadway, but the day before it opens, the set and costumes are confiscated due to not paid bills. Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon, ginger rogers when the great depression. Well get a dose of history and possibly a laugh or two via the sights, sounds and script from one of my alltime favorite movies. I was satisfied to drift along from day to day, till they came and took my man away. Little caesar, i am a fugitive from a chain gang, and gold diggers of 1933 but it was the musical gold diggers of 1933 that became a classic.
Warners knew they had a hit before the earlier film had even opened, so they had this production in the works. Lyrics from gold diggers of 1933, transcribed by manfred helfert. The earthquake caused a blackout on the sound stage and shortcircuited some of the neontubed violins. I found 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Gold diggers of 1933 a still from the busby berkeleydirec flickr. Jun 10, 2014 i have been looking at appearances of coins and numismatic items in films for some time, and i have found the best one. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 directed by mervyn leroy.
Things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway. The girls are gold diggers in that they waste no opportunity to batten onto rich men. Wealthy songwriter brad saves the day by funding a new depressionthemed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy highsociety brother finds out and threatens to disown brad, carol and her gold digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. During the number, the women get caught in a rainstorm and go behind a backlit screen to remove their wet clothes in silhouette. I found 42nd street and golddiggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Gold diggers of 1933 was a smash hit on its initial release, nearly equalingand following hot on the footsteps of42nd street. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which are outstanding, the bawdy little bits slipped.
Rife with righteous fury, dripping with anguish, and populated by marching masses almost zombified by hopelessness, its a piece of socialist art pitched somewhere between poetry and propaganda. Gold diggers of 1933 is, i argue, the most complete document of the great depression and precode hollywood. While there are other films that more bleak or sexy or funny, gold diggers is the perfect blend of all of these elements. A tenth disc includes repeats from 42nd street and the gold digger movies, but it also includes choreographies from films not in this collection, such as lady in red, one of my favorite numbers. Featuring an all star cast, a capable director and the genius of busby berkeley gold diggers of 1933 is one of the best musicals to come out of hollywood during the 1930s. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Gold diggers of 1933 is a musical comedy made in 1933 by the warner brothers studio, directed by mervyn leroy and starring warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, dick powell, guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Ruby keelers dewyeyed polly parker, joan blondells brighteyed carol king, aline macmahons sharpeyed trixie lorraine and. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 full movie joan blondell, ginger. When ginger rogers and katharine hepburn talk in their room in the beginning, rogers says the girls cant speak proper english, they only speak pig latin.
When the earthquake hit, busby berkeley was filming the shadow waltz dance sequence on a sound stage on the warner brothers lot in burbank. The busby berkeley collection footlight parade gold diggers of 1933 dames gold diggers of 1935 42nd street 4. Smashwords a gold diggers guide how to get what you want. Rather, it was the opening song of the next warnerberkeley production, gold diggers of 1933. The song raises important questions about government responsibility to the dispossessed and the impact that war has on men and women. Unlike gold diggers of 1935, which i have written about in a previous post, gold diggers of 1933 labors to convey something weighty about depressionera life. A gold diggers guide how to get what you want without giving it up gold diggers of 1933 is, i argue, the most complete document of the great depression and precode hollywood. Golddiggers of 1933, golden orgy, high life, altin arayan kizlar. The busby berkeley collection footlight parade gold diggers of 1933 dames gold diggers of 1935 42nd street by warner home video by mervyn leroy, ray enright, busby berkeley lloyd bacon. The gold diggers of 1933 on the surface, gold diggers is fluffy musical fare with busby berkeleys delightfully surreal production numbers, but the great depression left its mark on the film. It is hinted during the course of the film that showgirls inhabit a shadowy region on the borders of prostitution, and the harsh economic realities of 1933 force the girls to regard their good looks as a marketable commodity.
Gold diggers of 1933 does offer, in a featured role, the ineffable ned sparks as hypermotivated broadway director barney hopkins, but the films plotsteering leads are the personably played titular showgirls. Gelsey, james seymour, david boehm and ben markson based on avery. Dick powell murder, my sweet joins oscar and golden globenominee joan blondell grease, the blue veil in this oscarnominated musical about three chorus girls who recruit a millionaire to keep their show going and help in their pursuit to marry rich husbands. And its a number in an otherwise innocuous hollywood musical from 1933. Gold diggers of 1933 has some of the most outlandish of these, as does one of the later remakes, gold diggers of 1935 not to mention gold diggers of 1937. Gold digger bonnie bannon gold digger alice jans gold digger loretta andrews gold digger muriel gordon gold digger pat wing gold digger anne hovey gold digger june glory gold digger lorena layson gold digger monica bannister gold digger amo ingraham gold digger dorothy coonan gold digger charles lane society reporter william wild bill elliott.
In this version of avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler, and aline mcmahon attempt to find. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers the story is based on the play the gold diggers by avery hopwood. Gold diggers of 1933 mervyn leroy, warren william, joan. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which. The concept of the forgotten man was not a new concept, original to gold diggers of 1933. The movie follows a group of actresses who lose their parts in an extravagant stage musical when the bank seizes the sets and costumes. Jan 04, 2017 i found 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Want to watch gold diggers of 1933 on your tv or mobile device at home.
Gold diggers of 1933 1933 aline macmahon, ginger rogers, joan blondell and ruby keeler gold diggers of 1933 is a musical comedy made in 1933 by the warner brothers studio, directed by mervyn leroy and starring warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, dick powell, guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. Its the sort of thing i say about creaky early talkies like the broadway melody or the hollywood revue of 1929. Gold diggers of 1933 soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Gold diggers of 1933 dick powell, ginger rogers, joan blondell, ruby keeler, busby berkeley, mervyn leroy on. Gold diggers in paris was the fifth and last in warner bros. Before berkeley, the choreographer or dance director would design the dances and train the dancers, then the. Gold diggers of 1933 cast and crew cast photos and info. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces.
Aug 17, 20 dick powell murder, my sweet joins oscar and golden globenominee joan blondell grease, the blue veil in this oscarnominated musical about three chorus girls who recruit a millionaire. Youd never guess from the title that this musical has a serious theme. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 96 minutes university at buffalo. Chorus girls polly, carol and trixie are ecstatic when they learn that broadway producer barney hopkins is putting on a new show. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mervyn leroydirected movie via subscription can be. Gold diggers of 1933 what more could one ask for, chorus girls, busby berkeley, ginger rogers. Coins in movies the ultimate example gold diggers of 1933.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The ultimate early 1930s film when a movie is described as being a product its time, its often meant in a sort of apologetic way. Jun 01, 2001 the gold diggers of 1933 on the surface, gold diggers is fluffy musical fare with busby berkeleys delightfully surreal production numbers, but the great depression left its mark on the film. Search, discover and share your favorite gold diggers of 1933 gifs. Kopacice zlata 1933 je americki fimski mjuzikl snimljen 1933. The gold diggers of 1933 film by leroy 1933 britannica. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps.
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