Question 1

How much of Gold Diggers of Broadway survives today?

Accepted Answer

Only two reels survive (including the finale), but the complete soundtrack survives on Vitaphone discs.

Question 2

Which archives hold surviving materials from this film?

Accepted Answer

Four sound discs, one sound reel, a trailer sound disc, and excerpts are held by UCLA Film and Television Archives. The excerpts also appear in The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007), held by the Library of Congress.

Question 3

What was Warner Bros.' first 'All Talking, All Singing, All Color' musical feature?

Accepted Answer

Warner Bros.' first was On with the Show! (1929). Gold Diggers of Broadway was their second.

Question 4

Was Gold Diggers of Broadway based on a stage play?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it was adapted from the Broadway play 'The Gold Diggers', which opened on Sept. 30, 1919 at the Lyceum Theatre and ran for 282 performances.

Question 5

Which festival featured Gold Diggers of Broadway in 1988?

Accepted Answer

The Berlin International Film Festival featured the film in 1988.

Gold Diggers of Broadway

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