The Gold Diggers (1923 film) The Gold Diggers (1923 film) The Gold Diggers is a lost Warner Bros. silent film directed by Harry Beaumont with screenplay by Grant Carpenter based on the play "The Gold Diggers" by Avery Hopwood which ran for 282 performances on Broadway in 1919 and 1920. Both the play and the film were produced by David Belasco. The film stars Hope Hampton, Wyndham Standing, and Louise Fazenda. It was also the (uncredited) film debut of Louise Beavers. The story of "The Gold Diggers" was filmed again as a talkie in 1929 as "Gold Diggers of Broadway", which is now lost, and
The Blizzard (1923 film) had taken, and the production company had to convince her to not denounce the film publicly. The film was produced through AB Svensk Filminspelning, a subsidiary of SF which only existed from 1922 to 1923. Lars Hanson was originally cast in the role of Gunnar Hede, but was replaced by Einar Hanson soon before production started. This was Einar Hanson's first leading role in a film. Principal photography took place between February and June 1922 in the Filmstaden studios. Exteriors were shot in the surrounding area, Nacka, and Kallsjön in Jämtland. The film premiered on 1 January 1923. The film