Gold Dust Gertie (1931)
Early 30s pre-code comedy about a woman attempting to get her two ex-husbands to pay back alimony.
- Date of release
- 1931-06-27
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Lloyd Bacon
Casting
- Winnie Lightner — Gertrude Dale
- Ole Olsen — George Harlan
- Chic Johnson — Elmer Guthrie
- Dorothy Christy — Mabel Guthrie
- Claude Gillingwater — John Aberdeen Arnold
- Arthur Hoyt — Minister Tate
- George Byron — Capt. Osgood
- Vivien Oakland — Lucille Harlan
- Charley Grapewin — Nicholas Hautrey
- Charles Judels — Pestalozzi
- Virginia Sale — Secretary Who Models Bathing Suit
- George Ovey — Man with Wet Paint Sign (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Gold Dust Gertie is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy produced and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. 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. The film was based on the play The Wife of the Party by Len D. Hollister. The film stars Winnie Lightner, Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Claude Gillingwater.
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