The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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Gold Diggers of 1935
Comedy · 1935
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
Movie details
Gold Diggers of 1935
“AT LAST!..IT'S HERE! THE SHOW YOU'VE WAITED TWO YEARS TO SEE!”
1935 Comedy 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Gold Diggers of 1935?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Busby Berkeley
Written by
Robert Lord · Peter Milne · Manuel Seff
Dick Powell
Dick Curtis
Adolphe Menjou
Nicolai Nicoleff
Gloria Stuart
Ann Prentiss
Alice Brady
Matilda Prentiss
Hugh Herbert
T. Mosley Thorpe
Glenda Farrell
Betty Hawes
Frank McHugh
Humbolt Prentiss
Court is in session
Put Gold Diggers of 1935 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.