This venture to the Gold Diggers of 1933 was inspired by an interesting obituary for the Busby Berkeley chorus girl Dorothy Coonan-Wellman that appeared in the blog History Is Made At Night. I think it has striking relevance for the victims of the current Great Recession (myself included). Also, aside from the obvious connections between Busby Berkeley and a whole bunch of Bollywood dance scenes, I see a special connection in the segment beginning at about 0:46 – is that a reference to Lakshmi? (It certainly would fit…)
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