SPECTACULAR REVUE

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22050, 25 March 1937, Page 7

SPECTACULAR REVUE

"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937"

Refreshing novelty in many elaborate scenes is one of the qualities which makes "Gold Diggers of 1937." which is continuing over Easter at the Avon Theatre, an excellent entertainment. The polt is far less Eketchy than in the average musical revue, and the numerous colourful scenes are not all confined to the precincts, of the musical comedy stage. The main recommendation of moving picture entertainment is its ability to please its audience, and, judged by this standard, "Gold Diggers of 1937" is an unqualified success. "

The opening scenes are laid in Atlantic City at an insurance convention, where a bevy of chorus girls are literally thrown unexpectedly into the arms of the delegates. Dick Powell early bursts on the scene as an agent

who can sing but who cannot sell insurance. He becomes linked up with the sale of a million-dollar policy to an aged theatrical promoter—a part most convincingly played—and thereafter he is set a merry pace trying; to preserve the life of one whose existence is so essential to the financial well being of the company holding the risk. In the end, he is himself drawn into the theatrical world, and, partnered by Joan Blondell, he succeeds in saving the show from being a "flop." "Gold Digegrs of 1937" is the fourth of the famous and delightful "Gold Diggers" series turned out by Warner Brothers' studios. It is elaborately cast, and supporting that talented pair, Dick Powell and Joan Blondell, are ether noted players, including Victor Moore, Gienda Farrell, Lee Dixon (the noted eccentric dancer), Osgood Perkins, Charles D. Brown, Rosalind Marquis, and Irene Ware, not to forget the chorus of 200 typical American girls. It starts and ends in a whirl of gaiety and excitement. Dick Powell is in his element with a new and fascinating series of song hits and Joan Blondell leads several charming beauty parades and graceful ballets.