Gloria Stuart
We saw Golddiggers of 1935 starring Dick Powell and Gloria Stuart (remember her as the senior citizen from Titanic?). Who doesn’t love a golddigger? Especially in the depths of the Great Depression. Dick Powell is a med student working during the summer at a hotel. Adolphe Menjou is hilarious as a Russian guest/producer/con artist and is quite funny. He’s becoming one of my favorite supporting actors. A play is put on at the hotel with the help of a stinking rich woman. There’s romance, betrayal, acceptance, etc., but the main excitement is the play at the hotel. I couldn’t help thinking all through the play that it was AT THE HOTEL!!!!
Dick Powell
It’s directed by Busby Berkeley and is fantastic, flamboyant and oh so B.B. But, what we see on the screen could not possibly have been seen by anyone AT THE HOTEL who was watching the play!!!
Even so, Dick Powell stars, so it’s very worth it. And here he is singing I’ll String Along With You
