Painting the Clouds With Sunshine - DVD

Three L.A. gold diggers make the pilgrimage to Las Vegas in search of rich husbands. Romance and comedy ensue buoyed by the songs of Irving Caesar Rodgers and Hart and many others in this musical comedy. From the director of Calamity Jane and Lullaby of Broadway featuring Virginia Mayo The Best Years of Our Lives Dennis Morgan Kitty Foyle Gene Nelson Oklahoma and Virginia Gibson Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Three L.A. gold diggers make it to Las Vegas in search of rich husbands. Romance ensue buoyed by the songs of Irving Caesar Rodgers Hart and many others in this musical comedy. Painting the Clouds with Sunshine was a remake of the 1929 musical Gold Diggers of Broadway which no longer exists for comparison though its first remake Gold Diggers of 1933 has been safely preserved. Carol Virginia Mayo Abby Lucille Norman and June Virginia Gibson arrive in Las Vegas for the express purpose of landing millionaire husbands. Securing work as a singing trio the girls do their best to cozy up to potential wealthy mates but always seem to end up with the wrong kind of guy. Abby falls for impecunious gambler Vince Nichols Dennis Morgan. The girls decide to use Vinces resources to save hotelier Felix Hoff S.Z. Sakall from bankruptcy. Enter Vinces tightlipped Bostonbanker cousin Bennington Tom Conway determined to rescue his relative from golddiggers and on and on the plot rolls occasionally interrupted by splashy Technicolorful musical numbers emphasizing the physical attributes of the three heroines. Like MGMs Singin in the Rain Painting the Clouds with Sunshine was designed primarily to showcase Warner Bros backlog of songs from its earlytalkie musicals. Hal Erickson Rovi. Genre: Musicals and Performing Arts. SubGenre: Musicals Theatrical. Release Date: 7 September 2010. Directed By: David Butler. Rated: Not Rated. Studio: WHV Archive WHVA . Running Time: 86. Region: 0. Display: Pan and Scan. Audio: Dolby Digital Mono English. Discs: 1. Format: NTCS. Cast: Abe DinovitchBusboy Brick Sullivan Crauford Kent Dennis MorganVince Nichols Dolores CastleYvette Donald KerrDealer Eddie Acuff Frank DaeBoard Member Garnett MarksManager Gene NelsonTed Lansing Harry MendozaRolondo Jack DaleyDoorman Jill Richards Joe RechtBellboy Lucille NormanAbby Paul GustineHouseman S.Z. SakallFelix Hoff Tom ConwayBennington Tom DuganBarney Tristram CoffinManager Virginia GibsonJune Virginia MayoCarol Wallace FordSam Parks William VedderCadwalder. Crew: Art Director: Edward Carrere Choreography: LeRoy J. Prinz Cinematographer: Wilfrid M. Cline Director: David Butler Producer: William Jacobs Screenwriter: Harry Clark Screenwriter: Peter Milne Screenwriter: Roland Kibbee. Extras: DvdR Nr Clr Dvd Mod. Dimensions: 7.5L x 0.5H x 5.4W.