History Film / GoldDiggersOf1935

* SerialSpouse: Humbolt marries anyone that gives him the eye. He tells his mother, who was trying to get some mathematics into his head, that he’s “no good with fractions, but good at ''figures''.

''Gold Diggers of 1935'' is the first ''Gold Digger'' film made after UsefulNotes/TheHaysCode crackdown. Two words sum up the aftermath: neutered and sweetly innocent, for the most part. Gone are the [[UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra pre-Code]] spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious.

However, it’s the first film completely directed by Creator/BusbyBerkeley.

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The story is as follows:

Trouble arises when Mrs. Prentiss asks Dick to escort Ann around the town before she marries insane Mr. T. Mosley Thorpe (Hugh Hubert), a snuff expert and millionaire who has no idea his secretary, Betty Hawes (Glenda Farrell) is swindling him.

Unsurprisingly, both Ann and Dick fall in love and have a hard time trying to hide it from Mrs. Prentiss.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Prentiss puts on a musical show for charity purposes and must keep it under budget while trying to fight off scheming Russian choreographer, Nicolai Nicoleff (Adolph Menjou).

* TheScrooge: Mrs. Prentiss. One very telling example is when she gives four bellhops ''one'' quarter to share between them.

* ShoutOut: Betty sings [[Film/GoldDiggersOf1933 “We’re in The Money”]] when she gets Thorpe to sign a phoney contract for their “engagement”.

* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: As with all Busby musical numbers, we all know this good not be accomplished on the stage. This stage is even tinier than the other Gold Digger films.

Young Dick Curtis (Creator/DickPowell) is a clerk at Wentworth Plaza, the hotel of the rich during summer, trying to get money to finish law school and marry his sweetheart, Alrine Davis (Dorothy Dare). The snooty millionaire Prentiss family arrive with [[TheScrooge Mrs. Prentiss]] (Alice Brady), the worrying penny-pincher, her [[SerialSpouse serial spouse]] son, Humbolt (Frank [=McHugh=]), and her plainly dressed daughter, Ann (Gloria Stuart).

Young Dick Curtis (Dick Powell) is a clerk at Wentworth Plaza, the hotel of the rich during summer, trying to get money to finish law school and marry his sweetheart, Alrine Davis (Dorothy Dare). The snooty millionaire Prentiss family arrive with [[TheScrooge Mrs. Prentiss]] (Alice Brady), the worrying penny-pincher, her [[SerialSpouse serial spouse]] son, Humbolt (Frank [=McHugh=]), and her plainly dressed daughter, Ann (Gloria Stuart).

''Gold Diggers of 1935'' is the first ''Gold Digger'' film made after the HaysCode crackdown. Two words sum up the aftermath: neutered and sweetly innocent, for the most part. Gone are the [[UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra pre-Code]] spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious.

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Young Dick Curtis (Dick Powell) is a clerk at Wentworth Plaza, the hotel of the rich during the summer months, trying to get enough money to finish law school and marry his sweetheart, Alrine Davis (Dorothy Dare). The snooty rich Prentiss family arrive with [[TheScrooge Mrs. Prentiss]] (Alice Brady), the worrying penny-pincher, her [[SerialSpouse serial spouse]] son, Humbolt (Frank [=McHugh=]), and her plainly dressed daughter, Ann (Gloria Stuart).

Trouble arises when Mrs. Prentiss asks Dick to escort Ann around the town one last time before she marries insane Mr. T. Mosley Thorpe (Hugh Hubert), a snuff expert and millionaire who has no idea his secretary, Betty Hawes (Glenda Farrell) is trying to swindle him.

Unsurprisingly, both Ann and Dick begin to fall in love and have a hard time trying to hide it from Mrs. Prentiss.

At the same time, Mrs. Prentiss puts on a musical show for charity purposes and must keep it under budget while trying to fight off scheming Russian choreographer, Nicolai Nicoleff (Adolph Menjou).

* GoldDigger: Alrine decides to go after Humbolt because of his money.

* SerialSpouse: Humbolt marries anyone that gives him the eye. He tells his mother, who was trying to get some mathematics into his head, that he’s “no good with fractions, but good at ‘’figures’’.
* TheScrooge: Mrs. Prentiss. One very telling example is when she gives four bellhops ‘’one’’ quarter to share between them.

* ShoutOut: Betty sings “We’re in The Money” when she gets Thorpe to sign a phoney contract for their “engagement”.

Trouble arises when Mrs. Prentiss asks Dick to escort Ann around the town one last time before she marries insane Mr. T. Mosley Thorpe (Hugh Hubert), a snuff expert and millionaire who has no idea his secretary, Betty Hawes (Glenda Farrell) is trying to swindle him (Glenda Farell).

Unsurprisingly, both Ann and Dick begin to fall in love, having a hard time trying to hide it from Mrs. Prentiss.

At the same time, Mrs. Prentiss puts on a musical show for charity purposes, and must keep it under budget while trying to fight off scheming Russian choreographer, Nicolai Nicoleff (Adolph Menjou).

Young Dick Curtis (Dick Powell) is a clerk at Wentworth Plaza, the hotel of the rich during the summer months, trying to get enough money to finish law school and marry his sweetheart, Alrine Davis (Dorothy Dare). The snooty rich Prentiss’ arrive with [[TheScrooge Mrs. Prentiss]] (Alice Brady), the worrying penny-pincher, her [[SerialSpouse serial spouse]] son, Humbolt (Frank [=McHugh=]), and her plainly dressed daughter, Ann (Gloria Stuart).

!!Tropes associated with Gold Diggers of 1935:

* {{Cloudcookoolander}}: Mr. T. Mosley Thorpe is completely unaware of reality.

''Gold Diggers of 1935'' is the first ''Gold Digger'' film of the series made after the HaysCode crackdown. Two words sum up the aftermath: neutered and sweetly innocent, for the most part. Gone are the [[UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra pre-Code]] spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious.

''Gold Diggers of 1935'' is the first ‘’Gold Digger” series after the HaysCode crackdown. Two words sum up the aftermath: neutered and sweetly innocent, for the most part. Gone are the [[UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra pre-Code]] spiciness, making the fluff slightly more obvious.

Young Dick Curtis (Dick Powell) is a clerk at Wentworth Plaza, the hotel where all the rich people go to during the summer, trying to get enough money to finish law school and marry his sweetheart, Alrine Davis (Dorothy Dare). The snooty rich Prentiss’ arrive with [[TheScrooge Mrs. Prentiss]] (Alice Brady), the worrying penny-pincher, her [[SerialSpouse serial spouse]] son, Humbolt (Frank [=McHugh=]), and her plainly dressed daughter, Ann (Gloria Stuart).