Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1933

During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests in a musical starring them, against the wishes of his high society brother. Thus start Carol, Trixie and Polly's schemes to bilk his money and keep the show going.

Gold Diggers of 1933

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
During the Great Depression, all Broadway shows are closed down. A group of desperate unemployed showgirls find hope when a wealthy songwriter invests in a musical starring them, against the wishes of his high society brother. Thus start Carol, Trixie and Polly's schemes to bilk his money and keep the show going.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title Gold Diggers of 1933
Directors Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Harry Warren, Al Dubin, Avery Hopwood, Ben Markson, James Seymour, Erwin S. Gelsey, David Boehm

Cast

Warren William

as J. Lawrence Bradford

Joan Blondell

as Carol King

Aline MacMahon

as Trixie Lorraine

Ruby Keeler

as Polly Parker

Dick Powell

as Brad Roberts

Guy Kibbee

as Faneuil H. Peabody

Ned Sparks

as Barney Hopkins

Ginger Rogers

as Fay Fortune

Etta Moten

as 'Remember My Forgotten Man' Singer (uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

as Deputy (uncredited)

Busby Berkeley

as Call Boy (uncredited)

Charles Lane

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Barty

as Baby in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

Tammany Young

as Gigolo Eddie (uncredited)

Maynard Holmes

as First Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Sterling Holloway

as Second Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Complaining Club Member (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

as Woman in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

as Man in "Pettin' in the Park" Number (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Jayne Shadduck

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Bee Stevens

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Anita Thomson

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Dorothy Coonan Wellman

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Joan Barclay

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Patricia Douglas

as Dance (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)