I wasn't going to bother writing a review of this turkey, but when I saw that there wasn't a single one-star review, I changed my mind. I'll be brief. First, I've always hated Dick Powell. His "singing" is like fingernails on a chalkboard, it just literally makes me cringe. I hate the characters he plays, and in this movie I hated the stupid mustache he wore. Second, I've seen several movies with Busby Berkeley numbers that were awesome. I didn't watch this movie long enough to see any, if there were any, so I can't comment. Third, the plot took forever to develop and then was ludicrous, with huge numbers of "gold digging" females crowded into a train with huge numbers of men who acted like ten-year-old schoolboys in the presence of the females, totally unbelievable. Fourth, it was so horribly and painfully boring that I finally turned it off. I've actually enjoyed several of the early movies with Joan Blondell and Ruby Keeler (who wasn't in this one), in spite of being forced to put up with Dick Powell, but this one was awful, boring, and an absolute waste of time. I'd give it zero stars if I could.
Review of Gold Diggers of 1937
