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Gold Diggers of Broadway

  • 19291929
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
190
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Ann Pennington in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
  • Comedy
  • Musical
Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.Three Broadway chorus girls seek rich husbands.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
190
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  • Director
    • Roy Del Ruth
  • Writers
    • Avery Hopwood(play "The Gold Diggers")
    • Robert Lord(story)
    • De Leon Anthony(titles)
  • Stars
    • Nancy Welford
    • Conway Tearle
    • Winnie Lightner
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roy Del Ruth
  • Writers
    • Avery Hopwood(play "The Gold Diggers")
    • Robert Lord(story)
    • De Leon Anthony(titles)
  • Stars
    • Nancy Welford
    • Conway Tearle
    • Winnie Lightner
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    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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  • Photos28

    William Bakewell, Neely Edwards, Helen Foster, Albert Gran, Armand Kaliz, Winnie Lightner, Nick Lucas, Lee Moran, Ann Pennington, George Raft, Gertrude Short, Lilyan Tashman, Conway Tearle, Nancy Welford, Judith Wood, and Dorothy O'Connell in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Albert Gran and Winnie Lightner in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    William Bakewell, Helen Foster, Albert Gran, Winnie Lightner, Nick Lucas, Ann Pennington, Lilyan Tashman, Conway Tearle, and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Helen Foster and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    William Bakewell, Helen Foster, and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Albert Gran, Winnie Lightner, and Conway Tearle in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Conway Tearle and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Conway Tearle and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Winnie Lightner and Nancy Welford in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Neely Edwards, Ann Pennington, and Lilyan Tashman in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
    Albert Gran and Winnie Lightner in Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)

    Top cast

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    Nancy Welford
    Nancy Welford
    • Jerry Lamar
    Conway Tearle
    Conway Tearle
    • Stephen Lee
    Winnie Lightner
    Winnie Lightner
    • Mabel Munroe
    Ann Pennington
    Ann Pennington
    • Ann Collins
    Lilyan Tashman
    Lilyan Tashman
    • Eleanor Montgomery
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Wally Saunders
    Nick Lucas
    Nick Lucas
    • Nick
    Helen Foster
    Helen Foster
    • Violet Dayne
    Albert Gran
    Albert Gran
    • James Blake
    Neely Edwards
    Neely Edwards
    • Stage Manager
    Gertrude Short
    Gertrude Short
    • Topsy
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    • Cissy Gray
    Lee Moran
    Lee Moran
    • Dance Director
    Armand Kaliz
    Armand Kaliz
    • Barney Barnett
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Sadie the Maid
    Judith Wood
    Judith Wood
      Noah Beery Jr.
      Noah Beery Jr.
      • Stage Boy
      • (uncredited)
      Dorothy O'Connell
      • Chorus Girl
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Roy Del Ruth
      • Writers
        • Avery Hopwood(play "The Gold Diggers")
        • Robert Lord(story)
        • De Leon Anthony(titles)
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Two reels survive (including the finale), and the complete soundtrack survives on Vitaphone discs.
      • Quotes

        [last lines]

        Mabel: I... I am... I... Oh, darn it, I've forgotten that second line!

      • Connections
        Featured in Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
      • Soundtracks
        And Still They Fall in Love
        (uncredited)

        Lyrics by Al Dubin

        Music by Joseph A. Burke

        Copyright 1929 by M. Witmark & Sons

        Sung by Nancy Welford

      User reviews9

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      Top review
      10/10
      a 10 out of 10 because of its value
      this film is lost! well... partially lost, it is. so how do I know Gold Diggers of Broadway? thanks to the wonderful invention of the DVD (in this case the Busby Berkeley Collection Volume 2). It had the song 'Tip Toe through the Tulips' and the song of the climax of the movie.

      the last weeks, I've been repeating the song 'Tip Toe through the Tulips' in my head. why? because I saw the fantastic trailer of Jack Smith's 'Flaming Creatures' on the music of the song mentioned before. however, that song is not in the movie (Flaming Creatures) itself. so I returned home very sad and I searched the net on the song (many times I found the version of the song sung by Tiny Tim - a revelation in fact).

      but now I bought vol2 of Busby Berkeley and on the DVD of Gold Diggers of 1937 it was one of the extra's. what a beautiful extra this is! probably the best performed version of the song. wasn't Berkeley one of the crew members? it does have some of the known Berkeley factors, like the opening roses with dancers/singers in.

      it's really a shame this movie is lost and I certainly hope one day somebody will find a secret place with all lost films ever made. in the hidden vault of Jack Warner perhaps (just joking)?
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      • Apr 28, 2009

      Details

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      • Release date
        • August 30, 1929 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Brodvejske kopacice zlata
      • Filming locations
        • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
      • Production company
        • Warner Bros.
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $5,537,200
      • Gross worldwide
        • $8,648,060
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 41 minutes

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