Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1933

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. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy high-society brother finds out and threatens to disown Brad, Carol and her gold-digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.

Gold Diggers of 1933

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | May 27, 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
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. Wealthy songwriter Brad saves the day by funding a new Depression-themed musical for the girls to star in, but when his stuffy high-society brother finds out and threatens to disown Brad, Carol and her gold-digging friends scheme to keep the show going, hooking a couple of millionaires along the way.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Gold Diggers of 1933
Directors Busby Berkeley, Mervyn LeRoy
Writers Al Dubin, Harry Warren, Ben Markson, Avery Hopwood, Erwin S. Gelsey, David Boehm, James Seymour

Cast

Joan Blondell

as Carol King

Aline MacMahon

as Trixie Lorraine

Ruby Keeler

as Polly Parker

Dick Powell

as Brad Roberts

Warren William

as J. Lawrence Bradford

Guy Kibbee

as Faneuil H. Peabody

Ned Sparks

as Barney Hopkins

Ginger Rogers

as Fay Fortune

Billy Barty

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

Busby Berkeley

as Call Boy (uncredited)

Eric Blore

as Complaining Club Member (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Bill Elliott

as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk

as Clubman (uncredited)

Theresa Harris

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

Sterling Holloway

as Messenger Boy #2 (uncredited)

Charles Lane

as Society Reporter (uncredited)

Etta Moten

as Singer (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

as Theatregoer (uncredited)

Jayne Shadduck

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Bee Stevens

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Anita Thomson

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

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

Dorothy Coonan Wellman

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Jane Wyman

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Tammany Young

as Gigolo Eddie (uncredited)

Joan Barclay

as Gold Digger (uncredited)

Patricia Douglas

as Dance (uncredited)