Gold Dust Gertie
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| Gold Dust Gertie(1931) | |
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| Directed by | Lloyd Bacon |
| Written by | Ray Enright, W.K. Wells, Arthur Caesar based on the play by Len D. Hollister. |
| Starring | Winnie Lightner Ole Olsen Chic Johnson Claude Gillingwater |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Editing by | Harold McLernon |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | June 27, 1931 |
| Running time | 65 Minutes |
| Language | English |
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Gold Dust Gertie (1931) is an All-Talking musical comedy. It was originally completed as a full musical. Due to the backlash against musicals, however, all the songs were cut from the film in all release prints in the United States. The film was originally known as "Red Hot Sinners" but was released as "Gold Dust Gertie" after the musical numbers had been cut.
[edit] Plot
Gertie (Winnie Lightner) marries Harlan (Chic Johnson), then divorces him to marry Guthrie (Ole Olsen), Harlan's partner in a bathing-suit manufacturing business. After Gertie dumps Guthrie, he weds Lucille (Vivian Oakland), while Harlan ties the knot with Lucille's sister Mabel (Dorothy Christy). Several years pass before Gertie re-enters Harlan and Guthrie's lives, demanding back alimony. Since the partners have never informed their henpecking wives that they've been married before, the fur really begins to fly when Lucille and Mabel spot Gertie in a variety of compromising situations with their spouses. The laughs multiply when Gertie pursues her two ex-hubbies on an ocean liner, then descends upon them at a Florida swimsuit convention. Gold Dust Gertie winds up with a slapstick speedboat chase.
[edit] Trivia
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson were musical comedy stars from the stage who were given contracts by Warner Bros. to appear as the comic relief in a number of musicals. Due to the backlash against musicals, this would be their last film for Warner Bros.
[edit] Preservation
Only the cut print released in the United States seems to have survived. The complete film was released intact in countries outside the United States where a backlash against musicals never occurred. It is unknown whether a copy of this full version still exists.
