Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
Mar 21 2006
•0h 16m
•Documentary
Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
Cast
See allRichard Barrios
Self
Billy Barty
Self (archive footage)
Larry Billman
Self
Joan Blondell
Self (archive footage)
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