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Gone With The Wind

Movie Summary

Released: 1939

The story recalls the lives of"Scarlett O'Hara"(played

by Vivian Leigh).A spoiled and vindictive southern belle.

Who wants to marry"Ashley Wilkes"(played by Leslie Howard)

..but he is enaged to"Melenie".


And "Rhett Butler"(played by Clark Gable)a handsome

rascal..who loves "Scarlett"..but he finds it difficult to

compete with "Mr.Wilkes"for her affections.


The pair try to deal with their estranged relationship

before,during and after the war between the states.


Based upon Ms.Margret Mitchell's best selling novel..

"Gone With The Wind"took a long time for independent

movie producer David O Selznick to obtain the movie rights

to the story.


It took him and several scriptwriters and directors

George Cukor and Victor Fleming even longer to complete

the screenplay and film the movie to Mr.Selxnick's unrealistic

specfications.


The movie also featured performances by Butterfly

McQueen as"Prissy",Victor Jory as an abusive and crooked

"Carpet bagger",Eddie Anderson(Who played One of Mr.Jack

Benny's foils on "The Jack Benny Radio and TV Shows)as"Uncle

Peter The slave",Thomas Mitchell as"Mr.O'Hara".."Scarlett's

father"and Hattie McDaniel..in her Oscar winning role of

"Mammy The Slave".


The film also marked the movie debut of Actor/singer/

songwriter/musician and director:George Reeves as one of

the "Tarelton"Brothers(The other "Tarelton"brother was played

by actor turned L.A.,Cal. radio DJ and interviewer:Fred Crane).


Mr.Reeves would appear in other movies..but he would find

greater imortality on the small screen as"Superman".

Comments

bassoPosted: 11/17/2006
Great classic. Any more too say?
animefan123Posted: 04/06/2007
amazing movie.
Phantasmagoria_3DPosted: 09/22/2007
Never seen this, but I know it came out around the same time as "The Wizard of Oz" (which I HAVE seen many, many times).
musicradio77Posted: 09/22/2007
The song "Tara's Theme" from "Gone With the Wind" was later used as a theme song to the WOR-TV's "Million Dollar Movie".

As for the film itself, an absolute classic!
Kids TV KidPosted: 08/05/2008


The composor for"Tara's Theme"was Mr.Max Steiner.

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