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- Film historians often rate 1939 as "the greatest year in the history of Hollywood". Hollywood studios were at the height of their Golden Age, producing a number of exceptional motion pictures, many of which became honored as all-time classic films.
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Dec 22, 2019 · The debates could (and have and will) rage until the end of time, but, for so many, 1939 holds steady as the greatest year in Hollywood history. Not only because of the incredible movies...
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Jan 1, 1989 · 1939 : It was the greatest year in Hollywood history: 365 films were released and moviegoers were buying tickets at the rate of 80 million a week! What did they get for their money? A feast...
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- La Regle Du Jeu (The Rules of the Game) (Dir Jean Renoir) Banned, scorned, censored and butchered following its release, with the master negative destroyed in an air raid, it’s a miracle that this sublime comedy of manners exists at all.
- The Wizard of Oz (Dir Victor Fleming) There are fine margins involved in making movie history. For example, would The Wizard of Ozhave become quite so beloved if the sequence with the then 16-year-old Judy Garland singing “Over the Rainbow” hadn’t been reinstated after being cut from the final edit?
- Stagecoach (Dir John Ford) The landmark western which, along with the same year’s Jesse James, reinvigorated and defined a genre which was in danger of sliding into B-movie oblivion.
- Gone with the Wind (Dir Victor Fleming) At almost four hours long, this legendary epic soap opera with a Civil War backdrop still doesn’t outstay its welcome, although it has fallen in critical favour in recent years.
Jul 22, 1991 · And John Ford directed three classics in 1939: “Stagecoach,” which revolutionized the Hollywood Western and remains one of the best in the history of the genre (it was the film Orson Welles ...
Apr 5, 2019 · The year 1939, many critics argue, was the best year Hollywood ever had, with the release of classics like “Gone With the Wind” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” It was a busy year,...
Dec 22, 2019 · 1:55. In the name of the Lollipop Guild and the Lullaby League — in the name of committees everywhere — a salute to 1939. It was the year of "The Wizard of Oz" and "Gone with the Wind." The...
Jul 21, 1989 · But during 1939 there seemed to have been a particular outpouring of talent in the writing, directing and acting that combined to produce an amazing number of glorious movies - movies that remain highly entertaining and inspirational 50 years later.
