Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Producer(s) | Robert Lord, Jack L. Warner, Raymond Griffith (associate uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Busby Berkeley, Pre-Code Cinema |
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Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Raymond Griffith, Jack L. Warner and Robert Lord.
Gold Diggers of 1933 was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.
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Musical Monday: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
on Aug 7, 2023 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) ... Read full article
THE UNEMPLOYMENT BLOGATHON: Gold Diggers of 1933
on Oct 4, 2019 From Caftan WomanSteve at MovieMovieBlogBlogII is hosting The Unemployment Blogathon. We've all been there, and so have the movies. Check out how many right HERE. The Warner Brothers Studio output in the early 1930s had a gritty and realistic touch that extended from their crime pictures and dramas to their mu... Read full article
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 26, 2019 From 4 Star FilmsWith the opening number “We’re In The Money,” this musical sticks it to The Great Depression and gives their audience a respite from the poverty waiting outside the theater doors. The tone is set as Ginger Rogers, surrounded by rows of scantily clad coin-covered women, sings out on... Read full article
The Sexy GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 “Sequel” You Haven’t Seen
By Will McKinley on May 15, 2015 From Cinematically InsaneEven if you don?t like old movies you?ve probably heard of GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933. The Warner Bros. musical about sassy showgirls and their in-the-money beaus has become iconic, thanks in part to lampoons in Preston Sturges? SULLIVAN?S TRAVELS (where it?s verbally parodied as ANTS IN YOUR PLANTS OF 19... Read full article
The Depression Satire, Gold Diggers of 1933
By Judy on Jan 11, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouWhat does the term gold digger really mean, in the context of the Depression? Today we think of Kanye?s gold digger; buying gold and liposuction, maybe holding a lap dog and wearing furs; not a showgirl escaping destitution. For a musical, Gold Diggers of 1933 is surprisingly earnest, managing to bo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Barney Hopkins: It's all about the Depression.
Carol King: We won't have to rehearse that.
Barney Hopkins: Who are you?
The Kentucky Hillbillies: The Kentucky Hillbillies.
Barney Hopkins: Who?
The Kentucky Hillbillies: The Kentucky Hillbillies.
Kentucky Hillbilly #1: Singing!
Kentucky Hillbilly #2: Dancing!
Kentucky Hillbilly #3: Music!
Kentucky Hillbilly #4: Wisecracks!
Barney Hopkins: Do you know Your Old Kentucky Home?
The Kentucky Hillbillies: You said it!
Barney Hopkins: Scram right back there! Your old mammy is waiting for ya.
The Kentucky Hillbillies: We get it.
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Facts about
Following his quip about Warren and Dubin, Barney Hopkins (Ned Sparks) refers to "the Astaires" in pointing out theatrical excellence. Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire had been the reigning brother/sister duo on Broadway until Adele's retirement the previous year. Ginger Rogers, soon to become Mr. Astaire's screen partner at RKO, is in this scene in which Fred and Adele are mentioned.
The play "The Gold Diggers" by Avery Hopwood opened at the Lyceum Theatre in New York on 30 September 1919 and closed in June 1920 after 282 performances. The opening night cast included Ina Claire and Lilyan Tashman.
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