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Gold Diggers of 1933
When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.
1933 · Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 97 min · Comedy · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH!
Crew
- Screenplay: Erwin S. Gelsey, James Seymour
- Cinematography: Sol Polito
- Edited by: George Amy
- Music: Al Dubin, Harry Warren
- Produced by: Robert Lord, Jack L. Warner
Cast
- Warren William as Lawrence
- Joan Blondell as Carol
- Aline MacMahon as Trixie
- Ruby Keeler as Polly
- Dick Powell as Brad
- Guy Kibbee as Peabody
- Ned Sparks as Barney
- Ginger Rogers as Fay
- Etta Moten as 'Remember My Forgotten Man' Singer (uncredited)
- Charles Cahill Wilson as Deputy (uncredited)
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
- Budget: $433,000
- Box office: $3,200,000
- Themes: mistaken identity, musical, great depression, songwriter, pre-code, hard times, chorus girl, broadway musical, hidden identity, show girls
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