Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing gold diggers of 1935 near you. Gold diggers of 1935 is an american musical film directed and choreographed by busby berkeley, and starring dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart and alice brady. Watch gold diggers of 1935 online stream full movie directv. With dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady.
The pedestrian storyline concerns a fancy new england hotel. The film is best known for its famous lullaby of broadway production number. Gold diggers of 1935 is an american musical film directed and choreographed by busby berkeley, and starring dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart and. For all but about 20 minutes gold diggers of 1935 is pretty fun, featuring a lot of good laughoutloud moments though never delivering the laughs like its predecessor did. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Movie info as a reward for services rendered as a choreographer, busby berkeley was promoted to the directors chair for gold diggers of 1935. The movie was the fourth in the gold diggers series of films, after the now lost silent film the gold diggers 1923, the partially lost film gold diggers of broadway 1929, and gold diggers of 1933 1933. With little plot but incredible photography and choreography, gold diggers of 1935 was exactly what you would expect a busby berkeley movie to bevisually stimulating, aweinspiring and almost freudian in its obsession toward perfection.
The film stars dick powell and joan blondell, who were married at the time, with glenda farrell and victor moore the film features songs by the teams of harold arlen, e. Gold diggers of 1935, the new warner musical film at the strand. In gold diggers of 1935, berkeley continued the gold digger tradition with another version with stereotypes providing plot line and laughs between his precision production numbers, including the words are in my heart, and classic, oscar winning lullaby of broadway,sung by wini shaw. The titanic scale of berkeleian choreography was especially apparent in the lullaby on broadway number. Adolphe menjou, joseph cawthorn, alice brady, grant mitchell and glenda farrell in gold diggers of 1935 1935 while the storyline has several humorous moments especially adolphe monjou directing chorus girls with a meat cleaver, the truly memorable segment of this movie is the 9minute long lullaby of broadway number. But then lullaby of broadway hits, and you completely forget the movie was ever anything else. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 movie clip im goin shoppin. Gold diggers of 1935 movie clip lullaby of broadway. May 07, 20 gold diggers of 1935 richard brody on busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 1935. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
Mathilda prentiss alice brady arrives at a summer resort with her daughter, ann gloria stuart and son, humbolt frank mchugh to put on the annual charity show. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers the story is based on the play the gold diggers by avery hopwood. Gold diggers of 1935 was the first one based on a wholly original story. Gold diggers of 1933, which was a remake of the earlier film, and the first to feature busby berkeleys extravagant production numbers. Watch gold diggers of 1935 starring dick powell in this music on directv.
Heres another favorite, the massive tap sequence from the 12 minute production number lullaby of broadway from gold diggers of 1935. I only watched half the movie, and even that half was skipping thru it. The first three films, all financially successful, had all been based on the 1919 play the gold diggers. With billy bletcher, joe dougherty, bernice hansen. Videos for gold diggers of 1935 turner classic movies. The fourth in the popular gold diggers musicals, gold diggers of 1935 is glossier than previous entries and, since it was produced nearer to the depressions end, pointedly free of the heavy dramaturgy that made the earlier entries so compelling.
Gold diggers of 1935 is a film directed by busby berkeley with dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady, year. A minor plot is mangled in a major fashion by busby berkeley, but his choreography and the score assure us of delirious delight. A desk clerk dick powell escorts an ingenue gloria stuart at a new england summer resort. With dick powell, joan blondell, glenda farrell, victor moore. Porky finds a gold nugget, then keeps taking it from his pocket.
The pedestrian storyline concerns a fancy new england. Oct 16, 2017 adolphe menjou, joseph cawthorn, alice brady, grant mitchell and glenda farrell in gold diggers of 1935 1935 while the storyline has several humorous moments especially adolphe monjou directing chorus girls with a meat cleaver, the truly memorable segment of this movie is the 9minute long lullaby of broadway number. The asheville film society will screen gold diggers of 1935 tuesday, july 16, at 8 p. As a reward for services rendered as a choreographer, busby berkeley was promoted to the directors chair for gold diggers of 1935. Busby berkeley, george amy, manuel seff, peter milne, robert lord. Gold diggers of 1935 richard brody on busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 1935.
Soon, everyone except porkys daughter little kitty, who beans fancies has rushed out to the mountains, but because porky takes beans in his car. With warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler. Jun 15, 2019 gold diggers of 1935 1935 official trailer gloria stuart, dick powell musical movie hdin a luxury hotel stage director nicoleff stages a show to get the money to pay his bills. When two investors inform an opportunistic dancer that they cant fund an elderly stage producers production, she suggests they get an insurance policy on the producers life. Oct 21, 2017 beans the cat porky pig gold diggers of 49 1935 looney tunes tex avery. That song also won the academy award for best original song. Watch the front row gold diggers of 1935 the new yorker. Rent gold diggers of 1935 1935 on dvd and bluray netflix. It stars warren william, joan blondell, aline macmahon, ruby keeler, and dick powell, and features guy kibbee, ned sparks and ginger rogers. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 alice brady and adolphe menjou in gold. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Gold diggers of 1935 the mad genius of cinematic dance direction, busby berkeley, scores again with gold diggers of 1935, a madcap musical romp that not only provides what fans expect from a berkley musical, but a meatier screenplay than usual. Dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, imdb rating.
Jul 09, 20 the asheville film society will screen gold diggers of 1935 tuesday, july 16, at 8 p. Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including a stage director, an eccentric millionaire, and the daughter of a financial backer. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Gold diggers of 1935 is an american musical film directed and choreographed by busby berkeley, and starring dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart and al. Nov 10, 2015 gold diggers of 1935 won the academy award for best music, original song for lullaby of broadway, and was nominated for best dance direction fifty six white grand pianos and fifty six men were used for the magnificent dance direction of the words are in my heart, sung by dick powell. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52.
The songs were written by harry warren and al dubin. Berkeley said it was his favorite musical number he even created, and its no secret why. Best song lullaby of broadway, the star of the film, gloria stuart. Aug 18, 2016 heres another favorite, the massive tap sequence from the 12 minute production number lullaby of broadway from gold diggers of 1935. Adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady, hugh herbert, and. The movie was the fourth in the gold diggers series of films, after the n.
The setting for these comic and musical hijinks is the wentworth plaza hotel, which is opening up for the summer season, during which they produce a. Gold diggers in paris was the fifth and last in warner bros. From beautiful geometricpatterned marble floors to gilded elevator doors to extravagant musical fantasies where pianos can dance, gold diggers of 1935 shows off the clean, angular art deco fashion of the 1930s and 40s with panache. Gold diggers of 1935 warner brothers, 1935, directed by busby berkeley, is a lavish musical set in new englands wentworth plaza, a summer fashionable hotel, featuring a cross section of people working or staying there, many wanting to make some extra money for themselves, hence the title gold diggers. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady, hugh herbert, glenda farrell, frank mchugh, joseph cawthorn, grant mitchell. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dames gold diggers of 1935 near you. Gold diggers of 1935 goldposter movie poster gallery. Rent gold diggers of 1935 1935 starring dick powell and adolphe menjou on dvd and bluray. May 07, 20 gold diggers of 1935, which i discuss in this clip, is the first musical that he directed in its entirety. Prentiss, who is backing the show wants her daughter ann to marry the millionaire t. Handsome dick curtis dick powell is working his way through medical school as a desk clerk, and when rich, pennypinching mrs. Rent gold diggers of 1935 1935 on dvd and bluray dvd.
All gold diggers of 1935 movie posters,high res movie posters image for gold diggers of 1935. Its a strong entry nonetheless with busby berkeley taking over both direction chores and, not for nothing, coming. Prentiss alice brady offers to pay him to escort her daughter ann gloria stuart for the summer, dick cant say no even his fiancee, arline davis dorothy dare thinks he should do it. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 movie clip im goin shoppin with you dick powell as medstudent and summer bellhop dick with gloria stuart as. Watch gold diggers of 1935 full movie in hd visit romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughte. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Oh, and the cast they list on here isnt right, this movie does star dick powell, but also it stars. Gold diggers of 1935, the new warner musical film at the strand times square lady. Lullaby of broadway excerpt busby berkeley youtube. Gold diggers of 49 full full movie, gold diggers of 49 full full movie streaming gold diggers of 49 full movie engsub watch gold diggers of 49 full english full movie online gold diggers of. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 movie clip name the first. Mosely thorpe, but ann falls in love with dick curtis, while dicks girl friend marries anns brother humbolt.