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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release1933

Runtime1h 37m

StatusReleased

Budget$433,000

Revenue$3,200,000

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

Movie

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

1h 37m

7.2

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

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