Hollywood & the Stars: The Wild and Wonderful Thirties
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2015
- This episode of the 1960's, US TV series covers the arrival of the talkies and the end of the careers of many silent actors. The 1930s also sees the golden age of the child star and the making of screen legends like Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, James Cagney, W.C. Fields and Cary Grant.
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A great era for Hollywood. One we'll never see again.
Born in 1959, what was great about the 60s and 70s was that many of the greats of the 30s 40s and 50s were still around and often appeared on television… During the Academy Awards and got the impression that everybody was still alive even some of the giants from the silent film era… There was a sense of immortality even back then.
I was introduced to this great Era by my dad who was born in 1930 and loved everything Hollywood related, the stars, the films, the clothes and the sets and I caught the bug quite early on and still love these old films better than todays offerings...
This was wonderful! Born in 1948, loving history and loving movies from silent on, I really enjoyed this. Joseph Cotton is one of my all time favorites and it was great to hear his voice narrating this. Thank you for posting it!
My favorite era. Just love it.
@Freddie Davis :HA!
@@doncampbell7303 Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Loretta Young, Joan Blondell, Kay Francis, Ginger Rogers, Claudette Colbert, Sylvia Sidney and so many others were gorgeous during those early 1930s. The films: Midnight Mary, Employee's Entrance, Gold Diggers of 1933, The Gay Divorcee, One Way Passage, Dancing Lady, City Streets, Sadie McKee, They Call It Sin, Street Scene and on and on and on. I loved the films and actresses of the early 1930s.
I’m now a film director and every time I walk the streets in this video it gives me chills.
Here we are in a turbulent & deeply troubled & divided 2020. Today, I heard sirens all day long, a symbol of the trouble our society is in. -----------I so remember this series, & I never missed it. -------------Joeph Cotton is a perfect narrator, & Jack Haley is a great producer & director. ----------------------WolfSky9, 73 y/o
I think it's great to have museums,not everything is lost for ever😊🌺
IT'S A SHAME THAT A GREAT MUSEUM HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT THE MAGIC OF HOLLYWOOD IN THE 20'S AND 30'S !
Actually, they are at last
Film preservation itself preserves the magic of Hollywood..m
@@garyschultz883 , unfortunately , not so !
@@XX-gy7ue no worries if you can't but do you have an example of what magic is missing ?
@@garyschultz883 , maybe the interaction after the fact - I saw all the greats when I was a very young child , completely by myself in the dark , with no one to call , but with this magic burning in my soul - when I became a teenager I found that many other's shared my path ! - in places like New York there should be openings , and popcorn and champagne , and MAGIC ! BECAUSE THEIR WORK IS OF GENIUS !
Still missing a lot of great actors and actresses in the 1930's.You need at least a 1200 hrs long documentary to cover them all !
Like the second highest paid person in the U.S. - Mae West in the 1930's after William Randolph Hearst.
Gorgeous Barbara Stanwyck.
aye she was a dick van dyke and batted for the other side
love the golden age of Hollywood
"And to crown the decade, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh star in the classic Gone With The Wind" love how this is worded. I wonder if anymore else besides me found this documentary to be quite exciting. The conclusion of this documentary makes you want to weep, Hollywood is truly dead today and has been so for decades, I am forever grateful for everything from the motion pictures, the images and other treasures like this documentary, For those of us who love classic cinema we have to makes certain that the legacy of Hollywood lives on forever.
I can recite the whole movie of Gone With The Wind by rote. I have watched it hundreds and hundreds of times. I even called my only daughter Scarlett!. I love old movies and the 'real' Hollywood stars. I would rather watch an oldie than almost ANYTHING made after 1960.
Totally agree.
Hell, I'm so far gone -- I canmot stand any movie in color. I love Black& White.....and totally prefer it !
Then the telly reared its nasty head ... virtually free intertainment ... lots of classic films shown & you do not need to go outdoors!
I remember looking forward to watching this show every week as a kid. This is where I got my appreciation for classic films and classic movie scenes. I can always recall the theme music and Joseph Cotten’s narration. David L. Wolper was always producing great stuff. Just unforgettable.
A great era for fantastic actresses and actors. One had to know their craft to be successful in Hollywood. Thank you, Rod Willerton for sharing.
Very informative series that covered most of the major studios and celeberities.Beautiful music.
I love eras of the 20s, 30s, 40s. It was the best Hollywood could be. The stars was the correct name for them. The actors today don't compare. Child stars were big business the narrator says but what they really should say is that they were exploited in ways they shouldn't be....just like they are now. Left a lot of them broken as they became teens and adults Just like they are now.
The 30’s were so glamorous the fashion moved out of the boxy 20’s, satin/silk, no bra jean harlow.While most of the key players were born in the 1880s/1890s and this gives us glimpses/connection to the world before. The new dialogue was as tight as a victorian/Edwardian play and as modern as the times would allow. The era of pre-code movies that resonate/cut as if made today.
Love this history of the early years of Hollywood. Decades before television film going was the primary form of entertainment for many millions of fans and Hollywood became the Mecca of film production. Film Stars were looked upon like gods which helped fans to substitute
away from the harsh reality of that era. Hollywood was a very significant and essential part of the Twentieth Century.
What a real treat it has been to watch again these excellent tv films. This really was the tv show that got me into Cinema. Great Narration and excellent theme sets each episode up. thanks for these memories.
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH , THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD IS NOT AN UNDERSTATEMENT !
Thirties Hollywood! Such class, fun and certainly not boring.
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As many were still dealing the blow the 1929 wall street crash dealt the allure of Hollywood was great ...
Hollywood and the Stars. What a great show..
Those 30s musical revues are fun to watch . Talk about doing stuff to just look good , I’m here for it!
I remember watching this series in the early-mid 60's. Great series!
Loved this show when I was a kid! ❤️❤️
I remember that show that was on tv in the early 60s. Joseph Cotten was the host . And it was a favorite show of mine.
Yes, I miss good television shows.
Wonderful to see the stars and the styles.
THANK YOU, FOR THAT EARLY TAKE BACK, OH SO LONG AGO, TO MY YOUTH AND ALL THE WONDERFUL
PEOPLE ; I REMEMBER WITH SO MUCH LOVE, OH HOW I MISS THEM ALL , THANK YOU AGAIN.
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Greatest generation represent!
I'm sure this golden age had it's dark and twisted secrets too.
Maybe even more so because it was accepted.
Exactly! I agree
Karoline Smail the casting couch was rife!
Gr33n 3ggs Child stars were the most popular. I wonder why? It doesn't leave much to the imagination. Watch some of Shirley's movies and the interview with Larry King. She touched on the subject of the going's on.
Not called the Golden Age for nothing, 'dark and twisted' Sold!
Joseph Cotton one of my favorites!
Joseph Cotten....LOVE HIM!!!
Loved this! That young lady who did the screen test on the boat would have made a great actress, I think, if they had given her a chance. She had the looks and the voice and the personality. Hope she faired well in life.
No offense, but the producer of this docu chose that rejected test because she *wasn't* at all suitable. I thought she seemed dull and unoriginal, with little wit and charm; she was average-looking and had a grating voice. She had nothing to offer Hollywood -- and considering how brutal Hollywood was and is, she was probably better off not being part of it. (B the way, you mean ''fared''; when in doubt, use a dicionary -- en.oxforddictionaries.com )
maria boletsis
Everything but the voice. That was high, squeeky and unpleasant at best.
@@JJ21210 "Dictionary".
No! She had no self-esteem and none of the assets required. She apologized for the way she looked, for the atmosphere, for everything and then begged them to hire her so she could “be better.” They’re already supposed to be better (and to think they are!) by the time of the screen test. It was an absolute disaster.
There is some confusion here between 'star' and 'actress'.
I think she would've made an excellent Broadway actress - little glam, but solid attitude.
With persistence, she could've done quite well on the New York stage.
I caught a glimpse of the beauties you have to pay close attention or you'll miss em'. Ginger Rogers is one of them. The beauty of them all.
I watched these episodes when they first were televised.
Thanks for the memories........☺
Wonderful for the rich everyone else was going through a depression.
Not much has changed. It's as of wealth remains with a handful of producers controlling ALL narratives, globally. Their heirs will benefit. We'll pay for it. Slaves aka serfs to all these "stars" making an insane amount of money.
@@cindydufala7646 oh ffs grow up
@@Wife_Mother_Failure you grow up the fantasy of follow your heart was a deception exactly from Hollywood 🤦🏻♀️🥴
Where has the era of gentility , of good manners and knowing what being civilized is ? This is what those Hollywood stars displayed when away from the movie cameras . Not today folks . Hollywood is a disgrace today , full of half witted over rated very ordinary looking people masquerading as great stars . No beauty , no talent , no class. Thank you for this marvelous documentary . I'm an Old man now and this was a wonderful trip down memory lane . I absolutely loved it , and it was much appreciated .
Hey, I'm also old (born in 1952) and I beg to differ. The studios back in the 1930s covered up PLENTY of "less than wholesome" behaviour that was going on behind the scenes. And I think that there's tons of beauty, talent, and class among today's stars. It's too bad you can't realize it.
@@violamateo-on8pc There is plenty Sir that goes on behind closed doors. That has always been the nature of humanity, we all fall short. The tragedy today is, it's out in public and in front of the cameras. . The quality of our entertainment today is not what we used to get, nowhere near the standard of talent we had in yester years people. Who are we to praise now days, Justine Bieber who likes to hit and abuse photographers, Miley Cyrus who straps on a 4 foot long dildoe to her body and then performs in front of children, and half naked a good deal of the time. The music industry is indeed foul with all its misfits and sound editing experts who try and make these people sound even less than mediocre, because the reality is many of them can't sing at all. How about our movie stars today, shall I go there. Appalling arrogance, bad language and oh yes, they are all political experts. They can't wait to get on some talk show in front of cameras and use 4 letter words to describe presidents, and mock and profane the name of Christ, as Cathy Griffin did when receiving her Emmy award.
Have you been living under a rock Sir? Homosexuality is another issue with stars today. Its nobody's business what one's sexual life is about, that is their affair . and yes, there were plenty of homosexuals in the film industry of the past including a multitude of lesbians. However, people were discreet, people showed curtesy, and manners and consideration. Today's lot flaunt it all in our faces publicly. Hec man even our Television shows promote it all, and don't anyone dare speak about keeping all that private. If you do your a hater, a bigot, a homophobic, and all the nonsense they go on with. NO, we are not haters and bigots and homophobes, we just don't want our children seeing all that and hearing all that, at 5 and 6 and 7 years of age....continually.
Can't they keep their private lives to themselves and keep a civil tongue in their heads.
Now, not every one of them is like that, but unfortunately far far too many are.
So yes, I much prefer times past for many reasons.
Amazing films, that have stood the test of time. Amazing singers, amazing script writers, and musical composers. A much more polite society. How many of our performers today, is society going to be watching half a century or more from now?
How many of today's vocalist and songs are people going to be listening to then. The answer is NONE. Hec man people still cant get enough of Elvis, even today almost 50 years after his death. WHY? because he could sing.
SO YEP, ....No talent, no class, no discretion or good manners, no gratitude, just entitled brats, and I can't recall a single actress today that comes even close to the likes of Ava Gardner, or Lana Turner, or Heddy Lamar, or Grace Kelly in the looks department just to name a few . Most of the male stars leave a lot to be desired as well in appearance.
NO sorry pal, we have fallen a long way down in many categories in this world of ours. The only progress we have made is in technology, that's where it begins and ends in terms of betterment.
Thanks for your reply, we are going to have to agree to disagree.
I do apologise, I just noticed your name, I thought you were a man, and I have been addressing you as such. I'm sorry for that.
Hollywood has now sold its soul to Communist China.
You can't just blame Hollywood I don't want to get political but everyday I see rude and frankly discusting behavior. A President bragged about grabbing a woman by the p*ssy. Can you imagine making it ok, that it's ok that a leader does that as long as we get what we want we will overlook....so not only is the leader behavior unbecoming the followers stamp of approval makes it worse. Can you imagine if a star had sad that.
Great documentary of the old Hollywood, but now with Netflix and other streaming services, the younger generation probably will never know of the great actors from the early days of film
Joseph Cotton had the best voice! Excellent narration!
Watching these old doc's / movies is my escape.
WOW , WHEN THE WORLD WAS ALIVE - TALK ABOUT CRYING YOUR EYES OUT ! STARS !
I could be here all night long to tell what movie is my favorite and the stars too
I’m hoping they mention Peter Lorre at some point. If anyone here is a big fan of Lorre like me then check out his lead role in the 1936 film “Crack-Up” that’s on my 1930s movie playlist titled
“⭐️ Golden 📣 Age ⭐️”
Just absolutely FANTASTIC thank you so very much, really enjoy this doc! Gordon Welke
Just a small example as to why History is just as important as language, Math, and Science.
Dat Vonderful movie, Gone Vit Da Vind. It vas playing in Paris at a theater on Champs De Ulysses in 1976, many decades after in premiered in the U.S.
Now thats what you called the oscars.i wasnt born neighter was my mom or dad. but my nan was and young she was .but the stories she told me.i was around when tv was just coming in. but i remember going to the cinema every sunday with my nan r.i p.nan🕊🌷💐.it was like going to the oscars. the queues just to see a movie was like waiting in line to see the star of the movie arrive.times where great then .that was 50 years ago.im now 58..does anyone remember those times ?.🇨🇮👋
When you see the really early talkies, it is amazing to see how "wooden" the acting is and the speech sounds exactly what it is -rehearsed lines.
But they are fun to watch.
This was really nice to see. A nice movie called Hollywood. Cantina has a lot of stars in it too.
I've never heard a narrator throw so much shade in three simple words! 3:02
What a great era. It’s hard to believe all of this glamour was during the Great Depression when millions of regular people were broke and starving. Nonetheless, it was the entertainment industry that distracted the America people from their financial despairs
That William Claude Dukenfield was one of the worlds greatest jugglers and trick shot pool players. Most folks today have NO IDEA who he is. Same as Harold lLoyd and Buster Keaton. Shoot , most people under forty couldn't tell you when WWII took place. Could be a very interesting future , folks....!!
The entertainment was more classy those days. We have been reduced to trash and dumbed down since that time.
Yeah because the veil of lies has fallen and we can't fool ourselves anymore. There's people like me, who don't care for pretty lies, and people like you, who can't live with reality as it is and need to be fooled.
THEY WERE TRASH BACK THEN JUST DRESSED UP AND NOT EXPOSED FOR THE PEDOPHILES THEY ARE !
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Dumbed Down for sure and now, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Welcome to Donald Trump and the Republican Party!
@@robertrstevens Got that right and hopefully not for long
@@robertrstevens The funny part is that Hollywood and Donald Trump are at odds with each other...so who exactly is "dumbed down"?
One of the Greatest theme music ever written.
Wonderful. They missed featuring Citizen Kane and Orson Wells.
I have not yet seen or heard a modern day actor who can capture the screen as Joseph Cotten did.
Loved watching this show when I was a kid. One of my favorite episodes was all about horror movies.
Thanks for posting! 🫠
Amazingly candid approach - very enjoyable... That Shirley Temple segment - looking lost with the natives!
The final episode of the series, originally telecast on May 4, 1964.
Just what's needed in These Times: nostalgia for The Depression.
I’m fascinated by the early days of Hollywood
You can't talk about Hollywood in the 30s without Shirley Temple! She was pivotal
She's in there- 9:00-9:33
These were the Golden Years of Hollywood! No “accidental” sex tapes found released here. 👍👏👏❤️
Interesting to see Cagney as the shrill, anxiety ridden mother's boy in Sinner's Holiday. White Heat, almost 20 years later, took this oedipal theme to a much more disturbed extreme.
Top of the world Ma!
@@mousetreehouse6833 Orson Welles said that Cagney was the greatest film actor. Not a moment, motion, movement wasted ...
The footage shown at 1:47 was the destruction of Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, during the summer of 1963 (plans to revitalize it as "Landmark Studios" were abandoned early that year).
young Barbara Stanwyck omg!
Fata> I know unreal!
Pre code Night Nurse!
I love the deep rooted sarcasm of this😂
What a gem. Very enjoyable
Movies& theaters were "IT" in the pre TV days. After the early 'to mid '50's "Hollywood Mystique and Glamour" began dwindling into what we have today
This is great.
Cool. Thanks for sharing this.
4:35 One of the greatest actors of the 20th Century.
I truly enjoyed the serial cliffhangers of the 1930s, but sadly I didn't see too many actors that took part in them here.
Love the shot of Irene Dunne at 12:43. She is so elegant. Her sense of fashion is outstanding. While she is couture, her contemporaries' outfits seem downright pedestrian.
Joseph Cotton who is the narrator. After he was a star, ended up kicking Louella Parsons in the ass at a party. By the 50/60's established stars no longer played the bs game with her. I love it
Waddya Tawkin litterally, the way l heard it. ☕🐸
Great ! Knowing this makes me loving him even more!
I think that he kicked Hedda Hopper.
We loved Hollywood back in those days. Style, class, manners, etc., now everyone uses it as a political arena. We are filled with duds nowadays!
Yeah the good old days of racism, sexism, exploitation of children and no antibiotics. They sure are missed😆
@@annnee6818 all those issues still exist, except the lack of anti biotics has been replaced with an over abundance of them. If you think otherwise, you're living in quite a bubble. Sexism and racism roles have been largely reversed but the problems are still there.
*Wow... David Wolper (producer of this program) has been in "the business" for a long time. I remember he produced the TV miniseries' "Roots", "The Thorn Birds" & "The North & the South".*
What was the name of this program?
Me encantan las distintas épocas sobre todo los años 20 30y 40 esas películas musicales tan hermosas!
This was very interesting
Ibeliev you left out one of the best male dancers: James Cagney
NOW, THAT WAS SHEER BEAUTY, ELEGANCE, VIBRANT HOLLYWOOD. NONE OF THIS CACA SHIT!!
Joseph Cotton narrating
Can you imagine the reaction of everyone in this film if they were told that in the next century people would be watching them on a computer the size of a notepad?
True. I wonder what technology will exist a century from now.
The Good Ol' Days for Hollywood people. The rest of the world was going through the Great Recession
Love the desert dry commentary; ) I adore the adventures of robinhood! Classic
Now it's "Follywood".
Super excellent
Wonderful 30’s, said no one ever!
10:10 Never knew tour of homes of the hollywood stars was already in operation from the very beginning.
I love Hollywood ❤️
This was made for B&W television, so we can't see the last use of 2-strip and the first use of 3-strip Technicolor movies of the period.
Wow I don’t know the source of these great little films you’ve got but thanks for sharing with us. I imagine you have a Hollywood background?
It's bizarre how successfully they were able to peddle the idea that John Gilbert's talky career was sunk by his "falsetto voice", as they're even saying here. He starred and spoke in Queen Christina and we can clearly hear that's bunk. What was the motivation to sink his career I wonder...
He was an alcoholic.
+Steve Weinstein If that was the standard, many a star would've been let go - but weren't...
He also didn't get along with Mayer. It was a combination of factors.
@@steveweinstein3222 Yes, Louis B. Mayer hated him and had a lot to do with ruining his career.
Gilbert once decked Louis B. Mayer in the men's room at some awards ceremony for something he'd said about Gilbert's then-lover, Greta Garbo. From that point on, Mayer did everything he could to destroy Gilbert's career... and succeeded. It's covered in another Hollywood series, the Kevin Brownlaw one from the BBC, narrated by James Mason. THAT series is brilliant and available on youtube. This one is just fun.
Thanks for answer.
The wonderful wild 30's of 'Me Too' and the Director's Couch. Sleaze.
Back when you actually had to have talent to make it in Hollywood, instead of "leaking" a sex tape because you're not good enough at anything to gain fame any legitimate way. Hollywood might have been as corrupt behind the scenes then as it is now, but at least it had class.
I love watching old movies. They are very entertaining. I binge watch them every weekend.
Stephen bohl
It was even more depraved than it is now but there was no Internet or reporting worth mentioning so it was much easier to make people fall for the lies. To this day, it seems. Read up on what they did to baby Judy Garland and then tell me about "class" again😑
Here we go with these "back when" comments. Hell, you wasn't even alive then.
Even in the 60's and 70's you had to exude a certain amount of class to be a star. Stars were admired, and if you were a total schlump or grossie, you lost favor.
“You Ought To Be In Pictures “ with Porky Pig and Daffy Duck and a cameo role with Leon Schlesinger.
Dans les années 30 les rois du boxes offices étaient Stan laurel et Oliver Hardy
pourtant pas un extrait de leurs films . Que des vaniteux a Hollywood monde impitoyable.
Even the industrial films of the 1930s were entertainment. Of course, no PC BS.