The Gold Diggers (1923)

Stephen Lee doesn't want his nephew Wally Sanders to marry chorus girl Violet Dayne, because he believes all chorus girls to be ruthless gold diggers, always chasing after the men's money. ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry Beaumont

Writers:

Grant Carpenter, Avery Hopwood (play)

Stars:

Hope Hampton, Wyndham Standing, Louise Fazenda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hope Hampton	...	Jerry La Mar
Wyndham Standing	...	Stephen Lee
Louise Fazenda	...	Mabel Munroe
Gertrude Short	...	Topsy St. John
Alec B. Francis	...	James Blake (as Alec Francis)
Jed Prouty	...	Barney Barnett
Arita Gillman	...	Eleanor Montgomery
Peggy Browne	...	Trixie Andres
Margaret Seddon	...	Mrs. La Mar
John Harron	...	Wally Saunders (as Johnny Harron)
Anne Cornwall	...	Violet Dayne (as Ann Cornwall)
Louise Beaudet	...	Cissie Gray
Edna Tichenor	...	Dolly Baxter
Frances Ross	...	Gypsy Montrose
Marie Prade	...	Sadie

Storyline

Stephen Lee doesn't want his nephew Wally Sanders to marry chorus girl Violet Dayne, because he believes all chorus girls to be ruthless gold diggers, always chasing after the men's money. Violet's friend Jerry La Mar decides to 'gold dig' Stephen, to show him what a nice and unselfish girl Violet is, but then she realizes that she's really in love with Stephen Lee....

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Plot Keywords:

lost film | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

22 September 1923 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adapted from a Broadway play "The Gold Diggers". The original stage production opened on Sept. 30, 1919 at the Lyceum Theatre in New York and ran for 282 performances.

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Connections

Remade as Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

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