My Busby Berkeley dreams are back. Gold Diggers #3, here we go.
Dick Powell stars as the male lead (I mean, he is a part of all of these movies, no surprise here, he carried this franchise) and I have to say, I for some reason was under the impression that I was not a fan of his, but watching him in Gold Diggers of 1937, I realized he was actually quite delightful. In the very first scene, he sings a song about money that does not even come in ANY WAY CLOSE to being as iconic as We’re in the Money. But what does, really?
But Dick Powell surprising me pleasantly aside, the female lead in the film is Joan Blondell (who was, of course, unforgettable in Gold Diggers of 1933, where she was in one of the best musical numbers of all time, “Remember My Forgotten Man”) and her I LOVE and I knew very well I loved her for ages. She is just as adorable and charismatic as you would have expected.
It is, all in all, a cute film. I consider Gold Diggers of 1933 to be an incredible film and this one cannot really compare, but it IS better than Gold Diggers of 1935, which I did not like. It could have used less plot line about money and more elaborate musical numbers — or even just cute love songs between Powell and Blondell.
Jane Wyman is allegedly in this film but I did not notice her.
Swingin' at the Seance 