Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Glenda Farrell, Victor Moore, Lee Dixon, Osgood Perkins, Chas. D. Brown, Rosalind Marquis, Irene Ware, Wm. Davidson, Olin Howland, Charles Halton, Paul Irving, Harry C. Bradley, Joseph Crehan, Susan Fleming. Based on the play "Sweet mystery of life" by Richard Maibaum, Michael Wallach and George Haight. Originally released as a motion picture in 1937. Issued as part the box set: The Busby Berkeley 9-film collection. Special features: "The romance of Louisiana" featurette; "Plenty of money and you" vintage cartoon; "Speaking of the weather" vintage cartoon; Gold diggers of Broadway excertps; Theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Rosmer Peck is an insurance agent with musical ambitions who becomes romantically involved with Norma Perry, a showgirl who has given up spangles for a stenographer's pad. Her friends Genevieve Larkin and Sally LaVerne give up their tap shoes for gold digging and take up with executives in a theatrical production company that, unbeknowst to them or the director J.J. Hobath, is going bankrupt due to poor management. Since J.J. seems to be in poor health, the executives take out a million dollar life insurance policy in an attempt to save the company. Now Rosmer has to keep J.J. alive so he can get his commission and the executives are trying to thwart his efforts.
Series:
The Busby Berkeley collection.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)700119173
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
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