![]() ![]() Taking the disparate urges of the era, from the poverty and starvation to the liberated sexual attitudes and sophisticated sense of humor, it manages to balance them to great success. While there are other films that more bleak or sexy or funny, Gold Diggers is the perfect blend of all of these elements. ![]() Gold Diggers of 1933 is, I argue, the most complete document of the Great Depression and pre-Code Hollywood. How often on a sunny afternoon are you shaken out of your middle class complacency and thrown full heed into history? Me and the girl sat stunned after the feature ended, if a bit shaken. ![]() Watching Gold Diggers of 1933 is a hell of an experience– silence, laughter, and then the occasional “holy shit, look at that!” mixed with “how the hell did they do that?” are all frequent occurrences. Ben Mankiewicz introduced the movie, and while I can’t remember the words or phrases, it certainly enticed. ![]()
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