THE 1930S THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD THE

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THE 1930’S ❧ THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD

THE 1930’S ❧ THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The 1930 s decade has been nostalgically labeled "The

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The 1930 s decade has been nostalgically labeled "The Golden Age of Hollywood" ❧ The 30 s was also the decade of sound and color revolutions and the advance of the 'talkies', and the further development of film genres. ❧ gangster films ❧ musicals ❧ newspaper-reporting films ❧ historical biopics ❧ social-realism films ❧ lighthearted screwball comedies ❧ westerns ❧ horror

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ As the 1930 s began, there were a number

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ As the 1930 s began, there were a number of unique firsts. ❧ young 'platinum blonde' star Jean Harlow appeared in her first major role in Howard Hughes' World War I aviation epic, Hell's Angels (1930); the "Blonde Bombshell" was signed by MGM in 1932 and soon became a major star!

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The first of Hollywood's dramatic prison dramas (a new

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The first of Hollywood's dramatic prison dramas (a new subgenre) was produced by MGM, The Big House (1930), directed by George Hill. ❧ In 1930, the Motion Picture Production Code, administered by Joseph I. Breen set film guidelines regarding sex, violence, religion, and crime (not yet strictly enforced until the Production Code Administration (1934) ❧ B-actor John Wayne made his debut in his first major role in a western directed by Raoul Walsh, The Big Trail (1930) ❧ Curly-topped, dimpled child star Shirley Temple appeared in her first films, an Our Gang type series of shorts titled Baby Burlesks (1933)

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The first appearance of the cartoon character Popeye was

THE GOLDEN 30’S ❧ ❧ The first appearance of the cartoon character Popeye was in the Betty Boop cartoon from Paramount and Max Fleischer, Popeye the Sailor. ❧ The world's first drive-in theatre opened in Camden, N. J. in June, 1933; the fourth drive-in was located on Pico in Los Angeles, CA and opened in September, 1934. ❧ Walt Disney's 8 -minute The Wise Little Hen (1934) featured the first appearance of Donald Duck.

THE SOUND ERA IS COMING OF AGE ❧ ❧ Most of the early talkies

THE SOUND ERA IS COMING OF AGE ❧ ❧ Most of the early talkies were successful at the boxoffice, but many of them were of poor quality. ❧ dialogue-dominated play adaptations, with stilted acting (from inexperienced performers) and an unmoving camera or microphone. ❧ Screenwriters were required to place more emphasis on characters in their scripts. ❧ title-card writers became unemployed☹

Rouben Mamoulian ❧ ❧ Rouben Mamoulian, a successful Broadway director, refused to keep the

Rouben Mamoulian ❧ ❧ Rouben Mamoulian, a successful Broadway director, refused to keep the cumbersome sound cameras pinned to the studio floor, and demonstrated a graceful, rhythmic, fluid, choreographed flowing style in his films. ❧ his directorial debut film, Applause (1929) was one of the first great American musicals starring legendary Roaring 20 s torch singer Helen Morgan in her first film role. ❧ Applause also introduced a revolutionary sound technique: a double -channel soundtrack with overlapping dialogue.

Two-Color and Three. Color Technicolor ❧ ❧ One of the first 'color' films was

Two-Color and Three. Color Technicolor ❧ ❧ One of the first 'color' films was Thomas Edison's hand-tinted short Annabell's Butterfly Dance. ❧ Two-color (red and green) feature films were the first color films produced, including the first twocolor feature film The Toll of the Sea, and then better-known films such as Stage Struck (1925) and The Black Pirate (1926). ❧ It would take the development of a new three-color camera, in 1932, to usher in true full-color Technicolor.