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Golden age of film Kate Wegehaupt
Background • “Golden Age” of Hollywood
• 1930s to 1950s • Silent Movies until Television
The movies • Movie Stars • Production Companies • Variety of Types
Why so Good? • Optimistic (not happy) • Progression
• 1920s Boom to Depression to War • Didn’t want mirror of real life • Not completely unrealistic
For Instance... “Casablanca” 1942 Early WWII, Morocco
*Big Stars *Idealistic/Optimistic
Why Watch? • Test of Time • Themes (Universal) • Simplistic (“Good ‘ol days”) • History • Current mood
Top Choices It Happened One Night (1934) Swing Time (1936) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Roman Holiday (1953) Ben Hur (1959)
Background • “Golden Age” of Hollywood
• 1930s to 1950s • Silent Movies until Television
The movies • Movie Stars • Production Companies • Variety of Types
Why so Good? • Optimistic (not happy) • Progression
• 1920s Boom to Depression to War • Didn’t want mirror of real life • Not completely unrealistic
For Instance... “Casablanca” 1942 Early WWII, Morocco
*Big Stars *Idealistic/Optimistic
Why Watch? • Test of Time • Themes (Universal) • Simplistic (“Good ‘ol days”) • History • Current mood
Top Choices It Happened One Night (1934) Swing Time (1936) The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Roman Holiday (1953) Ben Hur (1959)
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