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'''''The Gold Diggers''''' is a 1923 American silent film directed by Harry Beaumont with the screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the 1919 play ''The Gold Diggers'' by Avery Hopwood. This is the first film in the ''Gold Diggers'' series. The film was released on September 22, 1923.
'''''The Gold Diggers''''' is a 1923 American silent film directed by Harry Beaumont with the screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the 1919 play ''The Gold Diggers'' by Avery Hopwood. This is the first film in the ''Gold Diggers'' series. The film was released on September 22nd, 1923.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The plot involves Stephen Lee objects to the marriage of his nephew, Wally Saunders, to dancer Violet Dayne because he feels that all chorus girls are gold diggers. Violet's friend, Jerry La Mar, who is not a gold digger, decides to vamp Lee so that he will see by comparison what an unselfish girl Violet is. Lee becomes fascinated with Jerry, and although he knows the truth, he marries her, approving at the same time his nephew's choice.<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9420 The film's summary at the American Film Institute Catalog.] Retrieved 18 Jun '16. </ref>
The plot involves Stephen Lee objects to the marriage of his nephew, Wally Saunders, to dancer Violet Dayne because he feels that all chorus girls are gold diggers. Violet's friend, Jerry La Mar, who is not a gold digger, decides to vamp Lee so that he will see by comparison what an unselfish girl Violet is. Lee becomes fascinated with Jerry, and although he knows the truth, he marries her, approving at the same time his nephew's choice.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140402154828/https://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=9420 Archived American Film Institute Catalog summary on ''The Gold Diggers''.] Retrieved 19 Apr '20</ref>


==Status==
==Status==

Revision as of 22:54, 19 April 2020

The Gold Diggers 1923 poster.jpg

Poster for the film.

Status: Lost

The Gold Diggers is a 1923 American silent film directed by Harry Beaumont with the screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the 1919 play The Gold Diggers by Avery Hopwood. This is the first film in the Gold Diggers series. The film was released on September 22nd, 1923.

Plot

The plot involves Stephen Lee objects to the marriage of his nephew, Wally Saunders, to dancer Violet Dayne because he feels that all chorus girls are gold diggers. Violet's friend, Jerry La Mar, who is not a gold digger, decides to vamp Lee so that he will see by comparison what an unselfish girl Violet is. Lee becomes fascinated with Jerry, and although he knows the truth, he marries her, approving at the same time his nephew's choice.[1]

Status

Along with the mostly lost 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway, the film is now lost. No copies of The Gold Diggers are known to exist. However, the film's soundtrack and a few stills survive.

Gallery

The film's soundtrack.

Sheet music cover.

See Also

References