Golddiggers of 1933, golden orgy, high life, altin arayan kizlar. Films like 42nd street, footlight parade, gold diggers of 1933 and gold diggers of 1937 made up the unofficial series of movies which headlines marquees while the united states struggled through the great depression. Gold diggers of 1933 movie clip forgotten man busby berkeleys epic staging of remember my forgotten man by al dubin and harry warren, featuring a dubbed joan blondell the streetwalker and singer etta moten who sang the whole track, the climax of warner bros. The film starred warren william, joan blondell, and aline macmahon. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for gold diggers of 1933 1933. Gold diggers of 1933 is a pretty good movie for its time. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 stream and watch online moviefone. In new york, three showgirls, polly, carol, and trixie, live in a rundown apartment. Things get tough for carol and her showgirl pals, trixie and polly, when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows close down. 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. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler and aline mcmahon attempt to find. But i was pleasantly surprised that the pacing for the movie was quite good, aside from a few weird jump shots at the beginning of the film the cinematography was good as well. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Watch gold diggers of 1933 starring joan blondell in this music on directv. David boehm and ben markson, dialogue but its also quite marvelous, well done and brittle in its cynicism, starting with an audacious.
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 shows close down. 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. Sep 28, 2017 warner bros released gold diggers of 1933 to theaters on may 27, 1933. Early drafts of the screenplay focused on the sensual elements of the story, and subsequent drafts gradually began adding more of the narrative taking place behind the scenes of the show. For this film, shortly announced as gold diggers of 1933, there was no confusion over the cast. Gold diggers of 1933 is one of the great movie musicals. Gold diggers of 1933 is a 1933 precode warner bros. Gold diggers of 1933 is also an argument against my general field theory of cinema that the quality of a movie is inversely proportional to its number of writers. Watch gold diggers of 1933 online stream full movie. Warren william stars in gold diggers of 1933 after its.
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. 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. What should have been a mess, turned out to be a masterpiece. Gold diggers of 1933 original movie herald blondell. Dec 02, 2016 theres been a lot of analysis written about the string of busby berkley musicals which filled the warner brothers release slate during the 1930s. In this version of avery hopwoods theatrical warhorse the golddiggers of broadway, showgirls joan blondell, ruby keeler, and aline mcmahon attempt to find financial backing for the new show. Warner bros released gold diggers of 1933 to theaters on may 27, 1933. May 07, 2008 gold diggers of 1933 is the second of a three movie busby berkeley retrospective, and will be presented at pack library in lord auditorium monday, may 12, at 6 p. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 cast and crew 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. Taking the disparate urges of the era, from the poverty and starvation to the liberated sexual attitudes and. Chorus girls polly, carol and trixie are ecstatic when they learn that broadway producer barney hopkins is putting on a new show. 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. Gold diggers of 1933 begins in new york where three showgirls, polly, carol, and trixie, live in a rundown apartment.
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. Gold diggers of 1933 is a glorious early musical and one of the very best of the thirties. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 cast and crew things get tough for carol joan blondell and her showgirl pals ruby keeler, aline macmahon when the. 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, at 6 p. I found 42nd street and golddiggers of 1933 the betterstructured of the stories from this collection. I cant imagine how keeler ever became such a successful musical star.
The movie was the fourth in the gold diggers series of films, after the now lost silent film the gold diggers 1923, the partially lost film gold diggers of broadway 1929, and gold diggers of 1933 1933. The oddest aspect of gold diggers of 1933 is the fact that the mood of the songs is wildly at variance with the plot. This version of hopwoods play was written by james seymour and erwin s. It starred joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell, ginger rogers, and billy barty in his first role as a horny manbaby. The stage show they worked fortheir only source of incomewas shut down for past due bills. A wealthy composer rescues unemployed broadway performers with a new play. 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. Jan 31, 2018 gold diggers of 1933 is a glorious early musical and one of the very best of the thirties. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 movie posters cinematerial. 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. The film is fantastic as a drama and especially as a comedy, but it succeeds tremendously in the musical sequences thanks to a bunch of unforgettable, simply fabulous songs and a great score.
With warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, dick powell, guy kibbee. Gold diggers 1933 precode scene hd, busby berkeley. The 1933 warner brothers film gold diggers of 1933 begins with broadway show girls performing a dance routine to the song were in the money while wearing costumes made of large cardboard coins. Gold diggers of 1933 trailer turner classic movies. Original 1933 double sided trifold movie herald in excellent condition. David boehm and ben markson, dialogue but its also quite marvelous, well done and brittle in its cynicism, starting with an audacious opening in. Gold diggers of 1933 is, i argue, the most complete document of the great depression and precode hollywood. Gold diggers 1933 precode scene hd, busby berkeley eddies movies77. Released 1933, gold diggers of 1933 stars joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell, aline macmahon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. 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 red, one of my favorite numbers. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 tt0024069 things get tough for carol and her showgirl pals, trixie and polly, when the great depression kicks in and all the broadway shows close down. A songwriters dick powell check puts chorus girls joan blondell, ruby keeler to work. It was based on the hit stage play the gold diggers by avery hopwood, which ran for 2 seasons on.
Theres been a lot of analysis written about the string of busby berkley musicals which filled the warner brothers release slate during the 1930s. Such a happy movie for having been made in the middle of the great depression and thankful audiences lapped it up, not only because of the sillysurreal sight of choreographer busby berkeleys outlandishly outsized song and dance spectacles but the dazzling display of a halfnaked ginger rogers singing. Gold diggers of 1933 by mervyn leroy mervyn leroy, warren. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. At first i thought it was going to be pretty slow like other movies of its time compared to more modern movies. Oct 08, 2018 gold diggers of 1933 begins in new york where three showgirls, polly, carol, and trixie, live in a rundown apartment.
Gold diggers follows the structure of pride and prejudice but with a much more glaring eye to the economic disparities during the great depression. While there are other films that more bleak or sexy or funny, gold diggers is the perfect blend of all of these elements. Its the height of the great depression, and the girls are desperate for money. Mervyn leroy directed the film and busby berkeley directed the musical sequences. Gold diggers of 1933 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 rich husbands. Watch gold diggers of 1933 full movie putlocker four aspiring musical actresses carol, trixie, polly and fay are struggling to make a living on broadway in the midst of the great depression. The gold diggers of 1933 is one of the best examples of what a precode movie can do and why i love them. 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. The first three films, all financially successful, had all been based on the 1919 play the gold diggers. Released 1933, gold diggers of 1933 stars joan blondell, ruby keeler, dick powell, aline macmahon the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a. 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. Watch gold diggers of 1933 online stream full movie directv. Its contempory nature has come around full circle now we find ourselves in global pandemic. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which are outstanding, the bawdy little bits slipped.
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