Gold diggers of 1933 is een film uit 1933 onder regie van mervyn leroy. Were in the money gold diggers of 1933 lyrics fred. Title gold diggers of 1933 genre film notes records by members of orig cast. Were in the money, were in the money weve got a lot of what it takes to get along were in the money.
Rent gold diggers of 1933 1933 on dvd and bluray dvd. Want to watch gold diggers of 1933 on your tv or mobile device at home. What should have been a mess, turned out to be a masterpiece. A tenth disc includes repeats from 42nd street and the golddigger movies, but it also includes choreographies from films not in this collection, such as lady in. Made in 1933 during the great depression, gold diggers begins with a rehearsal for a stage show, which is interrupted by the producers creditors who close down the show because of unpaid bills. And its a number in an otherwise innocuous hollywood musical from 1933. Ginger rogers gives the camera the trademark busby berkeley nonblinking starlet stare and sings lyrics in piglatin, the depression equivalent of saying were in the money. Rent gold diggers of 1933 1933 starring warren william and ginger rogers on dvd and bluray.
Remember my forgotten man sung by joan blondell and etta. Gold diggers of 1933 dvd movie video at cd universe, a broadway producer has the talent, the tunes, the theater and everything else he needs to put on a show except. 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 golddigging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a. Before berkeley, the choreographer or dance director would design the dances and train the dancers, then the. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 directed by mervyn leroy. Gold diggers of 1933 soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Gold diggers of 1933 was not only made during the great depression, but highlighted many aspects. Warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, dick powell, guy kibbee, ned sparks, ginger rogers, robert agnew. Gold diggers of 1933 was set to be a routine backstage romantic comedy, but after the runaway success of 42nd street with its spectacular dance numbers choreographed by busby berkely, studio heads decided to make a few changes and shoehorn in some berkely routines. I found 42nd street and golddiggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Chorus girls find the money in this depression musical based on avery hapwoods play.
By the careful crafting of intertwining the stories of several figures in klondike history as taken from their memoirs, the reader gets a true feel for this time and place and the challenges cold, loneliness, starvation faced in their search for gold. In this version of avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler, and aline. Warners knew they had a hit before the earlier film had even opened, so they had this production in the works while the rest of hollywood was scrambling to catch up. The broadway play that is essentially at the heart of this film highlights the truths of the depression such as umemployment, bread lines, and prostitution. 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. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the mervyn leroydirected movie via subscription can be. Gold diggers of 1933 manufactured on demand, amaray case. As berkeley said, in an era of breadlines, depression, and wars, i tried to help people get away from all the misery. Producer david belasco staged it on broadway in 1919, with ina claire in the lead role. Remember my forgotten man sung by joan blondell and etta moten in busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1933 remember my forgotten man sung by joan blondell and etta moten in busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1933 symopsis. Gold diggers of 1933 is, i argue, the most complete document of the great depression and precode hollywood. Fay fortune ginger rogers sings were in the money in english and pig latin, but the sheriff closes the show and collects the properties. Gold diggers of 1933 joan blondell ruby keeler dick powell 1933 a songwriters dick powell big check puts chorus girls joan blondell, ruby keeler to work but incurs his brothers wrath. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 gold diggers of 1933 1933.
Gold diggers of 1933 part 3 gold diggers of 1933 was not. With warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler. Gelsey, with additional dialogue by david boehm and ben markson. Gold diggers of 1933 is the second of a threemovie busby berkeley retrospective, and will be presented at pack library in lord auditorium monday, may 12. Search, discover and share your favorite gold digger gifs. Dick powell and joan blondell stars in this musical about three chorus girls who recruit a millionaire to keep their show going and help in their pursuit to marry. 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. A wealthy composer rescues unemployed broadway performers. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. The gold diggers is a play written by avery hopwood. 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. I found 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Unemployed showgirls help a producer stage a show in this lavish, busby berkeley choreographed extravaganza. 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. Movie title from the film gold diggers of 1933 1933, directed by mervyn leroy, starring joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell and ginger rogers. Remember my forgotten man concludes the film on such an epic and sustained bittersweet note of social commentary that it begs a further analysis of erkeley s structure. Gelsey, james seymour, david boehm and ben markson based on avery. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gold diggers of 1933 near you. Gold diggers of 1933, screenplay by james seymour, david boehm, and ben markson, from the stage play by avery hopwood. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which. 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.
Gold diggers of 1933 gold diggers makes some sort of screen history in that its the first of the second editions of film musicals. 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. Rather, it was the opening song of the next warnerberkeley production, gold diggers of 1933. Gold diggers of 1933, dvd, manufactured on demand, amaray case, mono sound, subtitled, musicals theatrical, 8885745584. Gold diggers of 1933, a lavish and glittering showcase for busby berkeleys musical production talent, was designed and produced as a depression tonic. 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. Movie mirrors index gold diggers of 1933 1933 b 97en. View notes gold diggers of 1933 part 3 from phys 0477 at university of pittsburghpittsburgh campus. Taking the disparate urges of the era, from the poverty and starvation to the liberated sexual attitudes and. A secretly wealthy aspiring composer dick powell in love with a chorus girl ruby keeler helps to finance a new musical production starring keeler and her friends joan blondell, aline mcmahon, and ginger rogers, much to the chagrin of his disapproving brother warren williams, who attempts to break off powells relationship but instead finds himself falling for blondell. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 mervyn leroy joan blondell. Robert lord won his first producing credit for gold diggers of 1933 1933, an allsinging, alldancing followup to warner bros. 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.
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. It popularized the use of the term gold digger to refer to women who seek wealthy partners, as opposed to the earlier usage referring to gold miners. While there are other films that more bleak or sexy or funny, gold diggers is the perfect blend of all of these elements. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 96 minutes university at buffalo. That film, gold diggers of broadway, which starred nancy welford and conway tearle, was the biggest box office hit of that year, and gold diggers of 1933 was one of the topgrossing films of 1933. Showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler and aline mcmahon attempt to find financial backing for the new show planned by. It was a hit, running for two consecutive seasons before going on tour. Dick powell and joan blondell stars in this musical about three chorus girls who recruit a millionaire to keep. Gold diggers of 1933 is such an embarrassment of riches one scarcely knows where to begin.