![]() The first is to take the lyrics and contort them beyond recognition– taking the ode to capitalist wealth and a yearn for decent dignity through materialist riches and making it into childish gibberish, perhaps acknowledging how little that possibly does matter. Besides the discongruity of hearing Ginger Rogers say what sounds like ‘anime’ to modern ears, this serves a purpose. The second verse of the song does something interesting in that it switches up the lyrics with a reprise in Pig Latin. ![]() While these lyrics are being belted out with maximum gusto, a bevy of scantily clad chorus girls (with Ginger Rogers in the lead) model their coin-based attire, including a fashion show that give a libertarian fetishist wank material for a year. The movie is weird at times, as weaving this together isn’t easy, but in its plot and execution, it aims for finding a sense of grace about the times, a mixture between hope and the dogged understanding in just how hopeless the whole morass could be.Īs she emerges from the giant phallic Scrooge McDuck vault in an outfit made from cardboard coins, Linda thought, “Gee, I’ve finally made it!” 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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