Movie: Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

Top 10 Billed Cast

Richard Barrios
Richard Barrios

Self

Billy Barty
Billy Barty

Self (archive footage)

Larry Billman
Larry Billman

Self

Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

Rick Jewell
Rick Jewell

Self

Ruby Keeler
Ruby Keeler

Self (archive footage)

Mary Ann Kellogg
Mary Ann Kellogg

Self

John Kenrick
John Kenrick

Self

John Landis
John Landis

Self

Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon

Self (archive footage)

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    Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.

  • Release Date

    2006-03-21

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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