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22 hours ago · But by 1939, a spate of movies showed what moving pictures could really do, whether blasting forth in color or capturing long outdoor takes. Five movies from that year are on the American Film Institute's top 100. Most famous may be the historical epic Gone With the Wind, lush with its vast sets and sparked by its flinty characters.
3 days ago · By Philip Etemesi. Published 1 day ago. The Golden Age of Hollywood produced some of cinema's greatest films, and these documentaries show what life was like for those industry players. The...
3 days ago · Early Hollywood years: 1939–1945 Selznick contract. Selznick signed Hitchcock to a seven-year contract beginning in April 1939, and the Hitchcocks moved to Hollywood. The Hitchcocks lived in a spacious flat on Wilshire Boulevard, and slowly acclimatised themselves to the Los Angeles area.
2 days ago · 10 Best Hollywood Films of 1939 The Golden Age of Hollywood generated many classics, but films like The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind made 1939 Hollywood's greatest year. Legal dramas have been a part of American pop culture for the better part of a century.
2 days ago · Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.
4 days ago · Shirley Temple (born April 23, 1928, Santa Monica, California, U.S.—died February 10, 2014, Woodside, California) was an American actress and public official who was an internationally popular child star of the 1930s, best known for sentimental musicals. For much of the decade, she was one of Hollywood’s greatest box-office attractions.
3 days ago · Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (/ ˈ b ɛ t i /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic, sardonic characters and was known for her performances in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and ...
