Gold Diggers of 1935

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DVD release of a 1935 motion picture.
Special features include (buz'be bur'kle) n. A study in style -- Double exposure -- 2 vintage cartoons: Gold diggers of '49 -- Shuffle off to Buffalo -- Audio only bonue: Direct from Hollywood radio promo -- Gold diggers trailer gallery.
Dance contents: Dance of hotel workers, perf. by the ensemble -- Rehearsals of dagger and swan dances, perf. by Menjou and ensemble -- "The words are in my heart" production number includes dances by the female ensemble and a female soloist -- "Lullaby of Broadway" production number, perf. by Powell, Shaw, and ensemble, includes an exhibition ballroom dancing number by Ramón and Rosita, and a tap dance by the ensemble.
Dick Powell (Dick Curtis), Adolphe Menjou (Nicoleff), Gloria Stuart (Ann Prentiss), Alice Brady (Mrs. Prentiss), Glenda Farrell (Betty Hawes), Frank McHugh (Humbolt Prentiss), Wini Shaw (Winny), and others.
A medical student working as a clerk in a ritzy New England hotel falls in love with a rich woman's daughter.
DVD; full screen.

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Backtrack submitted by rossorr on September 28, 2016, 8:41pm The nutty "Lullaby of Broadway" dance showpiece is fun, but please don't start your Busby Berkeley quest here. Try 'GD of 1933' or 'Footlight Parade' or 'Dames' first (all in the AADL collection).