Showgirl Outfit from “We’re In The Money,” The Gold Diggers of 1933

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You know this song — you’ve probably heard Bugs Bunny singing it. “We’re in the money, we’re in the money / We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!” Or, if you’re not a Bugs Bunny fan, perhaps you’ve seen this very scene in Bonnie and Clyde, as a short bit of sardonic commentary on their exploits. It’s from a movie called The Gold Diggers of 1933, a goofy, shiny Depression-era musical that, as far as I know, is the only movie to feature Ginger Rogers singing in Pig Latin. Upon reflection, I wonder if the coins shouldn’t have been silver…

I wouldn’t envy you, by the way, if you tried to cut this out and actually put it on a doll. Maybe drop the trailing coin boa on the one side and pretend it goes out behid her instead?

7 thoughts on “Showgirl Outfit from “We’re In The Money,” The Gold Diggers of 1933”

  1. Very Nice- sorry, but show girl is all about the head dress…you are a master of gold in prisma color, by the way.

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  4. Hey, watch the video, you’ll see the original and the Pig Latin singing part alone makes it worth it. And… mm, you’re right, my site is an hour behind, isn’t it?

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  5. Is is just me, or is that huge coin covering Ginger’s what have you a bit awkward and distracting?
    I seem to recall that when a paperdoll had a more risque outfit, the body was actually drawn with the clothes… I guess that made it easier to cut out.
    I adore your website and can’t wait to see what you come up with next!

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  6. Well, right after this song — in the middle, actually — the police (?) come to the theater to repossess everything and kick everyone out, so you get the gag where someone pulls it right off. (This was, of course, pre-code…)

    I try not to draw the bodies as part of the outfits, because I have vague plans to do other dolls with different skin colors… I haven’t yet, though, because I hate drawing the dolls and would much rather work on the clothes. ;)

    Thanks for the comment!

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  7. The huge coins covering the whatsit area [http://www.clipser.com/watch_video/66416|rotate in time to the music] at one point. You gotta love Busby Berkeley, that dude was a mad genius.

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