The University of Wisconsin Press
Film Studies
Gold
Diggers of 1933 Wisconsin/Warner Bros. screenplay
series This book contains the full shooting script of Erwin Gelsey and James Seymour, based on the Avery Hopwood play of 1919, as well as the lyrics to the five songs of the film. Arthur Hove's introduction outlines the story concept from its initial Broadway form, through the 1923 silent movie, the 1929 talkie, and including several post-1933 versions. The concept of the good-hearted chorus girl with a penchant for separating wealthy men from some of their money has long been popular with both theatre and movie audiences. Hove tells much about the relationship between the story line and musical segments of the movie, about how far a writer can go before passing the baton to the director, and about how a film is actually put together. The film is remembered for Berkeley's musical
and visual extravaganza. In the opening number, "We're in
the Money," his sumptuous corps de ballet, numbering
fifty-four, appeared in costumes made of fifty-four thousand
"silver" coins. Five silver dollars, twenty-eight feet
in diameter formed the background for the chorus. Arthur Hove special assistant emeritus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,
served in a number of capacities during a long association with
the University. He was assistant to the chancellor and director
of public information from 1970 to 1989. From 1989 until his
retirement in 1996 he was special assistant to the provost. In
addition to his administrative responsibilities, he also taught
courses in the School of Business, the School of Journalism and
Mass Communication, and the Department of Art. He holds the Distinguished
Alumnus Award presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association and
is the author of The University of Wisconsin:
A Pictorial History (1991) and co-author, with Warrington
Colescott, of Progressive Printmakers:
Wisconsin Artists and the Print Renaissance (1999) both books published by the Press. Tino Balio, Professor
in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of
Wisconsin–Madison, is the author of United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars, United
Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, and the editor of The American Film Industry as well as the 22 volume Wisconsin/Warner
Bros. Screenplay series, all published by the University
of Wisconsin Press. He directed the Wisconsin Center for Film
and Theatre Research from 1966 to 1882. |
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