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| ACTORS: | Warren William, Joan Blondell |
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 27 May, 1933 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mgm/Ua Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | Unrated |
| FEATURES: | NTSC |
| TYPE: | Musical |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 027616167330 |
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Customer Reviews of Gold Diggers of 1933
Musical From The Depression Here's something you wouldn't expect: A film that takes the sombre topic of the Depression and turns it into a comedic musical. Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler, and Aline MacMahon star as chorus girls looking for a break as Broadway shows keep closing due to the impact of the Great Depression. Ruby has fallen in love with a composer, Dick Powell, who turns out to be quite wealthy and able to finance his own musical. However, his stuffy brother does not approve of the match and decides to do something about it. A comedy of errors ensues. The cast are all good with this kind of material, with Blondell and especially MacMahon as standouts. The songs are dated for my tastes, although the finale "The Forgotten Man" still packs a punch and is well staged and performed by Blondell. The movie has the kind of spectacle you would expect from a Busby Berkeley choreographed musical. It's interesting to see a movie take the topic of the Great Depression and turn it into a funny and entertaining musical. Oddly enough, it works quite well!!
AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WATCH.
Along with 1933's FOOTLIGHT PARADE, this is the epitome of thirties musical extravaganzas! Carol King, Trixie Lorraine & Polly Parker (Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon & Ruby Keeler respectively) are three out-of-work showgirls living together in a cheap New York City apartment. The girls are down to scotch mist and brass buttons when their rival Fay Fortune (Ginger Rogers, in a sassy performance) informs the poverty-stricken trio that Barney Hopkins (Ned Sparks) is producing a new show. Barney admits he has no financial backers, but an acquaintance of Polly's - Brad Roberts (the let's-slap-the-smile-off-his-face Dick Powell) offers to put up the money, provided that Polly is featured in the show...A true classic gem of 2Oth century film, this fascinating time capsule is guaranteed to keep the viewer enthralled until the fadeout. Where else can you see a sexpot named Ginger Rogers warble - in giant close-ups - WE'RE IN THE MONEY - in pig latin, yet * Joan Blondell doing her eerie REMEMBER MY FORGOTTON MAN * the incredible SHADOW WALTZ & other various Busby Berkeley delights. For trivia fanatics: the famous Long Beach earthquake short-circuited the ladies playing their neon violins during production. As Trixie Lorraine, Aline MacMahon is perfection personified: a hilarious performance, right on the money. Joan Blondell does her usual best as Carol, the true-blue gal who poses as Polly. Warren William, Guy Kibbee & Ned Sparks are all first-rate, lending the film each of their own unique personalities and playing with zesty relish. Viewers can even see silly Sterling Holloway in a fun bit as a messenger boy. They definitely don't make 'em like this anymore!
berkeley's the tops
one of busby's best.ruby's adorable, alice macmahon is hilarious, and Joand Blendell is wonderful, especially on "forgotten man" Ginger Rogers is Fay Fortune, the rival of those three. (mostly just alice)she sings "we're in the money" in pig latin, and steals every scene she'a in. (about 6) but she's still hilarious.
Ginger: If Mr Brown could see me in clothes... (meaning repesctable clothes of course)
Alice: He wouldn't recongniza ya!