Gold diggers of 1937 1936 official trailer dick powell, joan blondell musical movie hd duration. Gone are the precode spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious. Gold diggers of 1935 is the first gold digger film made after the hays code crackdown. Busbyberkeley on the jackie gleason show, an hourlong comedyvariety program which ran on the american cbs television network from 1966 to 1970, the june taylor dancers often provided dances which created busby berkeleylike patternsshown with an overhead cameraonly on a much smaller scale. I just thought that was an interesting coincidence, since id not. Busby berkeley 10 disc 9 films collection region 2. Actresssinger winifred shaw is best known for her part in the spectacular production number lullaby of broadway in warner brothers gold diggers of 1935, the last great busby berkeley musical. But the energy and style and the enthusiasm which is on display in the dancing routines for lullaby was not faked. With dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady. Busby berkeley was an innovative choreographer and director with lots of dazzling style on full display in many of his films. Winifred shaw, hugh herbert and glenda farrell are also featured.
Hot lips is back in town 1979 tv episode father mulcahy plays lullaby of broadway on the piano. Gone are the precode spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious however, its the first film completely directed by busby berkeley. In her youth, stuart was a blonde beauty who starred in bmovies as well as some higherprofile ones such as the invisible man, busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 and two shirley temple movies, poor little rich girl and rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Gold diggers in paris, was the fifth and last in the series of gold digger films, following gold diggers of broadway 1929, which is now lost.
Gold diggers of 1935 richard brody on busby berkeley s gold diggers of 1935 1935. This second musical in the gold diggers series is vastly entertaining due to busby berkeley s production numbers, including the. Footlight parade gold diggers of 1933 dames gold diggers of 1935 42nd street gold diggers of 1937 gold diggers in paris hollywood hotel varsity show and the 10th disc is a collection of busby berkeley musical numbers. Shaw is best known for her part in the spectacular production number lullaby of broadway in warner brothers gold diggers of 1935, the last great busby berkeley musical. The busby berkeley collection 42nd street gold diggers. After creating the elaborate musical numbers for such films as 42nd street and footlight parade, busby berkeley finally got his chance to direct the whole shebang with gold diggers of 1935.
Busby berkeley he really took off when ruby keeler, via a single cut, moved from tapping in front of a painted. The life and art of busby berkeley screen classics. Berkeley said it was his favorite musical number he even created, and its no secret why. Jun 06, 2015 after creating the elaborate musical numbers for such films as 42nd street and footlight parade, busby berkeley finally got his chance to direct the whole shebang with gold diggers of 1935.
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. The fantasy film within a film, which featured over a hundred dancers, provided an unusual, but dramatic, ending to gold diggers of 1935 and earned busby berkeley an oscar nomination for best dance direction. Busby berkeley and the gold diggers of 1935 the vintage. Gold diggers of 1935 ist ein amerikanischer musicalfilm des regisseurs busby berkeley aus dem jahr 1935. The busby berkeley collection footlight parade gold. It has such range a the busby berkeley musical numbers which are outstanding, the bawdy little bits slipped in here and there, and the social. Busby berkeley s later work at mgm would prove commercially successful, most notably a series of hits costarring mickey rooney and judy garland more on them in the pages ahead.
Ironically, he was selftaught as a dancer, having no formal lessons, and in his early years as a choreographer, he was constantly afraid that people would find out. Busby berkeley transformed the filming of dances into one of the most distinctive of cinematic creations and instantly recognizable. Gold diggers of 1935 is an american musical film directed and choreographed by busby berkeley, and starring dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart and. Berkeley employed 65 hollow plywood baby grand pianos accompanied by 65 chorines, the entire menagerie on casters pushed and pulled along the floor by men cloaked in black velvet to conceal. Working for warner brothers throughout the 1930s, berkeley was offered increasingly. Dec 18, 2016 gold diggers of 1937 1936 official trailer dick powell, joan blondell musical movie hd duration. The plot, such as it is, takes place at a rich resort hotel where a lowly desk clerk dick powell falls in love with stuart s character, the daughter of.
Berkeley is intense as he observes dick powell running through a scene from gold diggers of 1935, the first complete movie he directed over at warner. Berkeleys works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy elements in kaleidoscopic onscreen performances. Busby berkeley has received many accolades for his work in 42nd street, which is quite possibly one of the greatest american films ever made. Dick powell, adolphe menjou, gloria stuart, alice brady, hugh herbert, glenda farrell, frank mchugh, joseph cawthorn.
Busby berkeley lullaby of broadway, the best of busby. Berkeley opened with singer wini shaws face on a black background. Lullaby of broadway excerpt busby berkeley youtube. Busby berkeley was one of the true visionaries of the hollywood studio era. The words are in my heart, at least so crooner dick powell serenades in gold diggers of 1935. There are also some newly minted minidocumentaries, mostly pretty putrid or at best workmanlike. But then lullaby of broadway hits, and you completely forget the movie was ever anything else. May 07, 20 busby berkeley transformed the filming of dances into one of the most distinctive of cinematic creations and instantly recognizable of styles. Gold diggers of 1935 1935 directoralso created and staged dances. 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. Gold diggers of 1935 wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Heres another favorite, the massive tap sequence from the 12 minute production number lullaby of broadway from gold diggers of 1935. Joan blondell, james cagney, warren william, dick powell, warner baxter, lloyd bacon, mervyn leroy, ray enright, busby berkeley. But in the producercentered mgm system, directors lacked the creative independence and high profile berkeley had once enjoyed at warner brothers. The busby berkeley collection 42nd street gold diggers of.
The life and art of busby berkeley screen classics jeffrey spivak on. Joan blondell, james cagney, warren william, dick powell, warner baxter, lloyd bacon, mervyn. In her youth, stuart was a blonde beauty who starred in bmovies as well as some higherprofile ones such as the invisible man, busby berkeley s gold diggers of 1935 and two shirley temple movies, poor little rich girl and rebecca of sunnybrook farm. Nov 10, 2015 busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 1935 november 10, 2015 12. The plot, such as it is, takes place at a rich resort hotel where a lowly desk clerk dick powell falls in love with stuarts character, the daughter of a rich snob alice brady. Berkeleys works used large numbers of showgirls and props as fantasy.
This second musical in the gold diggers series is vastly entertaining due to busby. Gold diggers of 1933 1933 full movie joan blondell, ginger. And even though only a handful of his stock players returned, the patented berkeley formula is alive and well in this spirited musical comedy. Busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 1935 november 10, 2015 12. Brown, and joan blondell and a trailer for 1938s gold diggers of paris.
Gold diggers of 1935 1935 directed by busby berkeley. 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 features outstanding musical numbers and dazzling choreography from director busby berkeley, not to mention some amusing moments with future titanic star gloria stuart. Busby berkeley dames gold diggers of 1937 footlight parade 42nd street joan blondell. The movie was the fourth in the gold diggers series of films, after the n.
That song also won the academy award for best original song. Gold diggers of 1935 xvid 1cd a busby berkeley collection classic musical ddr gold diggers of 1935 is a warner bros. Busby berkeley was a brilliantly innovative movie director and choreographer whose name has become synonymous with lavish and extravagant dance numbers in classic early musicals such as 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933. The lullaby of broadway sequence from gold diggers of 1935, for example, still takes ones. See more ideas about gold diggers of 1933, busby berkeley and digger. Busby berkeley 1 was an american film director and musical choreographer.
November 29, 1895 march 14, 1976 was an american film director and musical choreographer berkeley devised elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns. Feb 19, 2010 busby berkeley and the gold diggers of 1935. Outside of the musical numbers, gold diggers of 1935 is a very cute comedy, and they pretty aptly differentiated it from 33, while still keeping the same sassy spirit. 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. Interestingly, he is credited as the sole choreographer for both footlight parade and gold diggers of 1935 on the internet movie database busby berkeley page imdb is not always the most comprehensive or accurate source, i realize, and no other choreographer or dance assistant is credited for 42nd street and gold diggers of 1933. Pelicula musical dirigido por lloyd bacon con numeros musicales creados y dirigidos por busby berkeley, y. I love the old busby berkeley movies of the 1930s and just picked up a big dvd box set. The songs were written by harry warren and al dubin. As a reward for services rendered as a choreographer, busby berkeley was promoted to the directors chair for gold diggers of 1935.
Busby berkeley and the gold diggers of 1935 eavesdropping. However, its the first film completely directed by busby berkeley. Busby berkeley and the gold diggers of 1935 the vintage cameo. During one of the animation sequences, the poster for the 1935 film gold diggers of 1935 flies past the screen. A director and choreographer of film musicals, he is considered one of the greatest in the media. Stone, 42nd street is perhaps the most famous of warners early1930s busby berkeley musicals. Richard brody on busby berkeleys gold diggers of 1935 1935. The documentary with gold diggers of 1935 is the clumsily titled busbe burkle n. The 9film collection has the very same dvd movies as the 5film collection, plus 4 more films. The film is best known for its famous lullaby of broadway production number. Gold diggers of 1935 features one of berkeleys most celebrated sequences, lullaby of broadway, a bitter vision of the life and death of a. Berkeley had a great sense of humor, but he worked us to the bone. The songs were written by harry warren music and al dubin lyrics.
Romantic antics abound among the guests at a luxury hotel, including. Joan blondell the term genius gets bandied about so much these days that it is in danger of losing its original meaning. Gold diggers of 1935 xvid 1cd a busby berkeley collection. The lullaby of broadway sequence from gold diggers of 1935, for example, still takes ones breath away with its borderlinenightmarish. Busby berkeleys later work at mgm would prove commercially successful, most notably a series of hits costarring mickey rooney and judy garland more on them in the pages ahead. The case of the curious bride trailer internet archive. The busby berkeley collection footlight parade gold diggers of 1933 dames gold diggers of 1935 42nd street. Watch the front row gold diggers of 1935 the new yorker. Gold diggers of 1933 soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Gold diggers of 1933, which was a remake of the earlier film, and the first to feature busby berkeleys extravagant production numbers.