1935 Film Project: "The Golddigger"

1. This movie is about a struggling and broke actress played by Jean Harlow, who has to go to the bank to solve her financial problems. There she comes up with a solution, however it isn't very moral. She overhears three brothers played by the Marx Brothers discussing a large fortune they have just inherited. She then hatches a scheme with her boyfriend played by William Powell, to seduce one of the brothers so that she can marry one of them and get their money. She then proceeds to go on many dates with the brothers, with each occasion containing numerous comical and ridiculous situations that the Marx brothers are known for. The brothers are somewhat naive though, and end up losing all their money. Yet, the movie shows how even though they aren't rich anymore, they are still happy.
2. This will be a screwball comedy. It will be similar to the academy award winner, "It happened one night". The Marx brothers fit perfectly in this genre because screwball comedies have a lot of slapstick comedy, which is one of their fortes.
3. MGM is our studio because they had the Marx brothers contract and have a large budget if needed for certain comedic scenes, but probably won't need a huge budget since it is just a comedy.
4. We chose Jean Harlow as the lead because she is someone who can add sex appeal, but also has a sinister side to her. William Powell is supporting because he also has a face that you just can't trust. For director, we chose Leo McCarey because he directed "Duck Soup" so he has a good feel for the Marx Brothers' comedy. Our cinematographer is Gregg Toland. He is very good at utilizing different angles and manipulating deep space composition. This is our focus because there will be many opportunities to have a comical situation going on in the background, while something plot wise happens in the foreground.
5. Our movie won't really be affected too much by the Hays Code. While the Marx Brothers sometimes like to use suggestive or double entendre language, they are more than capable of adapting their comedy style to be more family friendly.
6. There weren't any things that I disagreed with in my group.I just wish I had come up with a better title, because I think I could thought of something more clever.