We're In The Money
Were the showgirls in this number wearing flesh-colored bodysuits, or were they wearing the coins and nothing else? I think I saw one on Ginger, so I was curious.
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way.
Just look at the shot where Ginger gets her coins ripped off by the cop.
The past is a series of presents. The present is living history we are privileged to witness
Ginger sounded awful singing were in the money she may be a good dancer..but her singing "were in the money" was just plain terrible!
shareI totally disagree. Ginger was beyond adorable singing the iconic 'We're in the Money'.
She was perfect and introduced the greatest depression era anthem to the world.
It drives me nuts when I hear that song as a stupid ring tone on a phone. None of those morons even know what movie that song came from or who sang it.
None of those morons even know what movie that song came from or who sang it.
That car horn from CADDYSHACK!
Just kidding. I heard it there, before I ever heard of Gold Diggers of 1933. however, I also had heard it otherwise too. I never knew it went all the way back to 1933 with Ginger singing it, until I got interested in Ginger Rogers and saw the Movie. Don't be too harsh on those "morons"... But then again, I don't have that song, as my ringtone either!
Seriously... I will admit, that the first few seconds that Ginger started singing were a bit rocky, but once she got going she was great. I am still amazed that she managed to successfully sing the Pig Latin Portion of the song. Amazing Woman!
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I know what you mean--it's that nasal sounding singing voice--it must have been popular from the 1920s to 30s? Or since the 1890s if what they show as that period is accurate? Mae West sings the same way, they just mix it a little differently, lower volume, etc.
What shocks me is how much Ginger Roger's face changes over the 1930s. Slight changes except the creases on the sides of her nose, but it's her whole hace that changes in small, hardly discernable ways. Everything becomes a tiny bit more refined: her nose becomes slightly narrower and maybe straighter, her eyes become less puffy, on top, so I don't think it was lack of sleep (she got less sleep dancing with Astaire)--it makes her beautiful eyes that much larger. Those creases under her cheeks (which were very deep and on one side one started at the top of her nose, on the other side on the bottom) disappear completely unless she makes a certain face, and her chin becomes narrower and more feminine--smoother. Her forehead becomes less puffy as well, and her eyebrows are shaped much better (this one is simple). Danny Kaye talked about the studio pressuring him to get a nosejob (he refused), so they definitly demanded stars go under the knife even in the 30s, but it surprised me how refined the surgeons' work was. Modern doctors could learn something from them!