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

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

5.5

Mar 21 2006

0h 16m

Documentary

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

Richard Barrios

Richard Barrios

Self

Billy Barty

Billy Barty

Self (archive footage)

Larry Billman

Larry Billman

Self

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

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