Gold Diggers of 1933

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Gold Diggers of 1933 is a classic pre-Code Hollywood musical film renowned for its lavish Busby Berkeley production numbers and satirical take on Depression-era life.

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Gold Diggers film series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
musical film
pre-Code Hollywood film
basedOn The Gold Diggers
The Gold Diggers play by Avery Hopwood
choreographer Busby Berkeley
cinematographyBy Sol Polito
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Mervyn LeRoy
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
editedBy George Amy
featuresSong Pettin’ in the Park
Remember My Forgotten Man
The Shadow Waltz
We’re in the Money
filmColorProcess black-and-white
filmSeries Gold Diggers of 1933 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gold Diggers film series
followedBy Gold Diggers of 1935
follows The Gold Diggers
surface form: Gold Diggers of Broadway
genre comedy
musical
romantic comedy
hasCultFollowing true
lyricsBy Al Dubin
motionPictureRating pre-Code (no Production Code seal)
musicBy Harry Warren
notableFor Busby Berkeley
surface form: Busby Berkeley musical numbers
originalLanguage English
portrays showgirls during the Great Depression
producer Hal B. Wallis
Jack Warner
surface form: Jack L. Warner
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1933-05-27
releaseYear 1933
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter David Boehm
Erwin Gelsey
James Seymour
setDuring Great Depression
settingLocation New York City
stars Aline MacMahon
Dick Powell
Ginger Rogers
Guy Kibbee
Joan Blondell
Ned Sparks
Ruby Keeler
Warren William
theme Depression-era economic hardship
backstage musical

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Mervyn LeRoy directed Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 filmSeries Gold Diggers of 1933 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gold Diggers film series
Ginger Rogers notableWork Gold Diggers of 1933
Mervyn LeRoy notableWork Gold Diggers of 1933