Gold Diggers of 1937
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Actor: Charles D. Brown, Harry C. Bradley, Iris Adrian, Joan Blondell, Sheila BromleyBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-09-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of Gold Diggers of 1937
DVD Review: rather good--although it doesn't have that little extra bit of sparkle
Summary: 4 Stars
Gold Diggers of 1937 was the last film of the "Gold Diggers" series done at Warner Brothers with the aid of Busby Berkeley. You can tell that they were winding it all down, too: the plot is good but there just isn't that little extra bit of "zest" that was in the previous "Gold Diggers" films. On the other hand, don't expect to be too disappointed. The musical numbers are still rather memorable and with Dick Powell's singing they shine bright. The choreography by Busby Berkeley couldn't be better and the cinematography is very good, too. The plot moves along at a good pace and it held my attention despite a few unnecessary details.
When the action begins, we meet some chorus girls who are out of work during the Great Depression. Among them are Norma Perry (Joan Blondell) and her pal Genevieve 'Gen' Larkin (Glenda Farrell). They decide to make "friends" with the guys onboard a train ride home; the men are coming from an insurance sales convention and they are just as happy to meet the ladies as the ladies are to meet the men onboard the train. At one point, so many men are literally chasing after Norma that she quickly ducts for safety into Rosmer 'Rossi' Peck's (Dick Powell) cabin. Almost instantly, Rosmer and Norma sense a spark of love between them; and Rosmer gives Norma his card telling her to go to the insurance company where he works to look for a stenographer position.
Meanwhile, there's another story percolating--and it's getting pretty intense, too. It seems that the hypochondriac theater producer J.J. Hobart (Victor Moore) is broke and unable to put on his upcoming Broadway show--only he doesn't know it. Without telling him, his sneaky partners Morty Wethered (Osgood Perkins) and Tom Hugo (Charles D. Brown) squandered Hobart's money on bad stock tips. Morty and Tom are up to no good; they desperately convince J.J. to take out a life insurance policy with them as the beneficiaries. Now, when J.J. "kicks the bucket" they will get back their money and do whatever they want! They also get Rosmer to sell J.J. the insurance policy after Genevieve tells them Rosmer is too naive to realize the real reason of insuring J.J. However, Rosmer is told by his boss to watch J.J. every waking hour of the day to make sure J.J. lives a long life. That insurance company doesn't want to pay out any money!
Will Morty and Tom collect on that life insurance policy? J.J. has to die before they can; and with Rosmer and his buddy Boop Oglethorpe (Lee Dixon) watching J.J., he may not die for a long while. What might happen at an outdoor party one night--will Morty and Tom be able to get J.J. to catch pneumonia in the cool evening air? What about Gen--will she be able to sink her claws into J.J. and take him for all he's worth? Watch and find out!
The DVD comes with a few extras; but far and away the best feature is the 2 strip technicolor footage from the 1929 lost film Gold Diggers of Broadway. There are a couple of Warner Brothers cartoons based somewhat on the movie, too.
Gold Diggers of 1937 gives you a good story line with a fairly strong ending number staged by Busby Berkeley, "All's Fair In Love And War." I highly recommend this film for people who enjoy classic movie musicals; and fans of the actors in this film would do well to add this one to their collections.
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