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1939 : the making of six great films from Hollywood's greatest year / Charles F. Adams.

by Adams, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1927-

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Craven Street Books, [2014]

791.430973 A211n

Motion pictures -- United States -- History.

Motion picture industry -- United States -- History.

9781610351973 (pbk. alk. paper)

1610351975 (pbk. alk. paper)

Alternate title:

Nineteen thirty-nine

Making of six great films from Hollywood's greatest year

xi, 258 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-254) and index.

Gone with the wind -- Stagecoach -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington -- The hound of the Baskervilles -- The adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- The wizard of Oz.

"A celebration of cinema from the year 1939--a year film critics and historians are virtually unanimous in considering the greatest in the history of motion pictures--this work is the perfect combination of film history, artistic appreciation, historical insight, and gossip. Profiling of six of the greatest films of the year--Gone with the Wind, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and The Wizard of Oz--the book shows, in detail, how these stories came into being and how long they waited to find fame. It also describes the behind-the-scenes story of each film: how the stories were adapted to a film script; the writers, producers, directors, actors, and technicians who made the film; how the film was received by critics and the public; and the later careers of the people who made the film, with commentary on such legendary stars as Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, and Judy Garland. A must-have book that no movie fan should miss, this work captures 1930s Hollywood--an era which, in spite of being crass, commercial, restrictive, and frequently dysfunctional, produced immensely enjoyable films that are still watched with pleasure today"--From publisher.

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