Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Set during the Great Depression, the film follows the lives of four young women who are struggling to make ends meet in New York City. The plot revolves around the efforts of the four women to put on a musical revue in order to raise money and keep themselves afloat during the hard economic times. Along the way, they encounter a number of challenges and obstacles, including a tyrannical producer (Warren William) and a group of wealthy patrons who are more interested in using the women for their own gain. Despite these setbacks, the women persevere and eventually succeed in putting on their show, winning over the hearts of their audience and achieving fame and success.
Books with substantial mentioning of Gold Diggers of 1933
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Martin Shingler When Warners brought Broadway to Hollywood 1923-1939 London, 2018 |
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Don Tyler The Great Movie Musicals Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2010 pp. 112-114 
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John White and Sabine Haenni (eds.) Fifty Key American Films London and New York, 2009 |
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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| Homer Dickens The Films of Ginger Rogers Secaucus, N.J., 1975 |
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James Robert Parish Hollywood's Great Love Teams New Rochelle, N.Y., 1974 |
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