Please remember this is a movie. It had to be edited and written to get the public into the cinemas. It’s somewhat true to the book but if you read the book you will understand the story much more. You cannot look at history through Scarlett lenses.
Groucho Marx has a very adjacent role to play in the filming of GWTW. Margaret Mitchell repeatedly refused to get involved in casting the movie. Once, exasperated by reporters' constant hounding, she said she thought Groucho Marx would be a good Rhett Butler. Marx had to take constant ribbing around the studio with people saying "Hiya, Rhett!" I can't remember where I first read this, maybe in Roland Flamini's book about the filming of GWTW. I have no idea if it is true, or if Groucho Marx ever confirmed or denied that it happened. This anecdote has been around for over 50 years.
What in the world? David Vincent and Jimmy Kimmel's photos are used instead of the real script finder - David Vincent Kimel. Automatically makes all the other claims suspect.
I would be impressed with a video that actually shows filmed clips that didn't make it into the finished product. As it is, this video is a rehash of the story of GWTW, with many errors and irrelevant snaps of people and places that have nothing to do with the movie, with comments about the "lost" scenes interjected here and there. If Selznick & Company actually filmed these scenes, they were right not to include them. As described, they are not in the book.
Filmed clips would make these videos much more expensive to produce. This style is what most videos follow. I would like truth and accuracy to be upheld, and when mistakes are made, an apology should be posted by the channel's owner. And a good start would be for YT to ban mechanical narrators with their stupid mispronunciations.
jane, I think lemorab's use of the word "epidemic" fits. I have requested YT not recommend this channel and others that do the same thing. I think YT will allow viewers to block some content if we pay for the privilege. Irony.
I read the book in the ninth grade for English Class. The movie was not rereleased at that time. I had heard my Mom talk about it for years. She watched the movie in England when she was 19 years old. People that had seen it talked about it ... I was hooked on reading it! And when I did start reading Gone With The Wind ... I was obsessed with reading more. I loved the story. Every free minute I was reading the book. One of my favorite books ever! I did see the rerelease, and it lacked some of the details from the book, but I enjoyed every minute of that movie. I do remember thinking that was different from the book while watching the movie for the first time. Yet, it was so good, the actors, the sets, all of it, a great movie! I have watched it many times from VHS to online. Amazingly Good Movie and Book!
I've read hundreds of novels and it's still my favorite. Mitchell's style was somewhat amateurish but her mastery of characterization has never been surpassed. The novel has dozens of characters, all real: tactile in their believability. The movie was excellent but only touches on the novel's highlights. Vivian Leigh's interpretation of Scarlett was spot on. If you liked the movie, but haven't read the novel, do yourself a favor and read it. You won't be disappointed.
Jean Arthur not John Arthur. My high school librarian knew Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell told her that she drove around with the manuscript in the trunk of her car for months.
Video is full of errors. Jean Arthur, not John Arthur. Read the good book DAVID O SELZNICK'S HOLLYWOOD for an analysis. Also, read the biography ROAD TO TARA about the life of Margaret Mitchell, whose life was as interesting as Scarlett's. When the novel was finally finished, Mitchell vowed she would never write another novel again, and she never did. GWTW is not as racist as BIRTH OF A NATION, another huge hit with a Southern theme.
@@cliffordroberts5783 Now I’ll have to watch more as I have no idea what u r talking about lol. I turned it off at the beginning. Ok, I’m ready to push da button 😱lol😂
"The Road To Tara" suffered from lack of access. A much better biography of Margaret Mitchell is "Southern Daughter" by Darden Asbury Pyron. As a fellow Southerner, Pyron understands Margaret Mitchell, a complex person, in a way that Anne Edwards did not.
As with most movies based on books, the book is so much better. I have always been disappointed that the movie did not include Scarlettes other children. And Melanies interactions with them, especially her nephew, Scarlettes first child. It would have added so much more to Melanies inability to have more than one child. And also highlighted Scarlettes basic lack of maternal instincts. Which was a big part of her personality. Contrasted with Rhett's adoration of Bonnie.
I enjoyed the book up until Scarlett returns home to Tara after the Battle of Atlanta. The rest seems to drag on and becomes depressing. In the movie it always seems like Clark Gable is speaking too fast, like he can’t wait to be done with it.
If all those deleted scenes have been filmed, then the movie would not have been the same as the book. The book is not violent. Slaves are not beaten. The only exception said that Gerald. (the father.) Had beaten a slave one time and took no pleasure in it. I would say the tone of the movie matched the tone of the book almost exactly in every way. In the end, I think they all made the right decision.
I ALSO THINK HEDY LAMAR OR JEAN SIMMONS WOULD MAKE A GOOD SCARLETT TOO. I SAW THIS MOVIE IN 1970 FOR 25¢ ON A NAVAL BASE IN A SMALL CRAMPED THEATER, WE HAD A 15 MINUTE BREAK HALF WAY THROUGH AND WAS WORTH EVERY ¢ENT... LOTS OF❤ FOR THE DIVERSITY EVEN BACK IN THOSE DAYS WHO THE START OF HIPPIE'S, BABY BOOMERS BACK THEN NOT LONG AFTER AND VIETNAM WE STARTED IN SUPPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS AS "HUMAN RIGHTS THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF ON THIS ONE BEAUTIFUL PLANET THERE IS SPACE FOR ALL OF US, DEMOCRACY AT IT'S BEST IN PEACE
Speaking of Song of the South, James Baskett, who played Uncle Remus and voiced some of the animated characters in the movie, was the first Black man to win an Oscar. It was an honorary Oscar, as nobody had any idea what category his outstanding performance fit into.
I always thought that if Mitchell had been Black, as well as female, the book would have been very different. She could see how sexist stereotypes of the time damaged Scarlett, because she was a woman, but she could not see how racist stereotypes affected the Black characters, because she was White. Still, it is a beautiful movie, and I have watched it many times. I would not want it banned. Literature reflects not only the way a historical period is presented in fiction, but how the audience sees it. Remembering that GWTW came out in the 30's has to be part of how we understand it today. It is a reflection of when it was filmed, as much as how the Lost Cause was seen by 30's Southerners and even later viewers. That is as much historical data as the events of the film itself.
@@mariestreeting4213That would never happen today, thank goodness, but it was what happened back then…but so many people learned from that time in history. I don’t think it romanticized slavery as much as many other movies have. All you can do is to learn from history…so it will not be repeated.
Don’t get it twisted. Segregation was NOT that long ago. I went to see the Beatles, “A hard days night“ at 10 years old in 1964. I was visiting cousins in Louisiana and we were not allowed to enter the front door of the theater. We were ushered to the back of the building’s fire escape. And had to climb the stairs to the balcony to see the film. And today white people are revoking citizenship for American immigrants. Apparently nothing’s changed. Such a shameful backwards country run by a felon. 🙄
*It took me several minutes to figure out who the heck "ki-MELLE" was. **_AHAH,_** yes, "Jimmy KI - mull," that world-famous comedian who lives in Los Angeles!*
One of the photo clips at the very beginning was of actress Jennifer Jones. I don't believe she was in that movie at all. She did eventually however, marry the producer.
Gone with the Wind i saw in the theater last year . I have seen it before. I never thought why i was so down about this movie. So many raved about it . But as pretty as it looked it was a super downer. I never thought about the truth of slavery left out. It would have been a bigger downer had they filmed a more truthful side of slavery and the destruction of the South. A mix of happy white people surrounded by unhappy poor ,abused slaves. A different truth than what we saw. In a way as a view on the fraud of the South and KKK which would have turned the cast to monsters. Hard to care about monsters of this kind. But seeing that truth today would have made the picture better because of this honest truth. Instead they ignored the books meat and left a romanticized fantasy. Like a Gone With the Wind Light. Anyway it would have been a drag. I can think of a thousand films i like more. Sadly dated and overrated. Phony !
Please remember this is a movie. It had to be edited and written to get the public into the cinemas. It’s somewhat true to the book but if you read the book you will understand the story much more. You cannot look at history through Scarlett lenses.
Good one, Patrick! And since rose colored glasses obscure the view, obviously Scarlett lenses make for an even less accurate vision.
Groucho Marx has a very adjacent role to play in the filming of GWTW. Margaret Mitchell repeatedly refused to get involved in casting the movie. Once, exasperated by reporters' constant hounding, she said she thought Groucho Marx would be a good Rhett Butler. Marx had to take constant ribbing around the studio with people saying "Hiya, Rhett!" I can't remember where I first read this, maybe in Roland Flamini's book about the filming of GWTW. I have no idea if it is true, or if Groucho Marx ever confirmed or denied that it happened. This anecdote has been around for over 50 years.
I've seen it a half dozen times. I enjoy it every time. Its a great movie.
I have seen GWTW probably 25 times and enjoy it every time.
Never been a fan of young racists in love 🙄
What in the world? David Vincent and Jimmy Kimmel's photos are used instead of the real script finder - David Vincent Kimel. Automatically makes all the other claims suspect.
I would be impressed with a video that actually shows filmed clips that didn't make it into the finished product. As it is, this video is a rehash of the story of GWTW, with many errors and irrelevant snaps of people and places that have nothing to do with the movie, with comments about the "lost" scenes interjected here and there. If Selznick & Company actually filmed these scenes, they were right not to include them. As described, they are not in the book.
Filmed clips would make these videos much more expensive to produce. This style is what most videos follow. I would like truth and accuracy to be upheld, and when mistakes are made, an apology should be posted by the channel's owner. And a good start would be for YT to ban mechanical narrators with their stupid mispronunciations.
I was wondering how Groucho Marx came into it.
I think the cast was perfect. Vivian Leigh was so perfect.
What's with all the irrelevant snaps of irrelevant celebrities.
This is epidemic in so many RUclips videos. Why show Groucho Marx when you're talking about David Selznick!?
jane, I think lemorab's use of the word "epidemic" fits. I have requested YT not recommend this channel and others that do the same thing. I think YT will allow viewers to block some content if we pay for the privilege. Irony.
I read the book in the ninth grade for English Class. The movie was not rereleased at that time. I had heard my Mom talk about it for years. She watched the movie in England when she was 19 years old. People that had seen it talked about it ... I was hooked on reading it! And when I did start reading Gone With The Wind ... I was obsessed with reading more. I loved the story. Every free minute I was reading the book. One of my favorite books ever! I did see the rerelease, and it lacked some of the details from the book, but I enjoyed every minute of that movie. I do remember thinking that was different from the book while watching the movie for the first time. Yet, it was so good, the actors, the sets, all of it, a great movie! I have watched it many times from VHS to online. Amazingly Good Movie and Book!
I've read hundreds of novels and it's still my favorite. Mitchell's style was somewhat amateurish but her mastery of characterization has never been surpassed. The novel has dozens of characters, all real: tactile in their believability. The movie was excellent but only touches on the novel's highlights. Vivian Leigh's interpretation of Scarlett was spot on. If you liked the movie, but haven't read the novel, do yourself a favor and read it. You won't be disappointed.
Jean Arthur not John Arthur. My high school librarian knew Margaret Mitchell. Mitchell told her that she drove around with the manuscript in the trunk of her car for months.
Vivian Leigh had just the right spice
Video is full of errors. Jean Arthur, not John Arthur. Read the good book DAVID O SELZNICK'S HOLLYWOOD for an analysis. Also, read the biography ROAD TO TARA about the life of Margaret Mitchell, whose life was as interesting as Scarlett's. When the novel was finally finished, Mitchell vowed she would never write another novel again, and she never did.
GWTW is not as racist as BIRTH OF A NATION, another huge hit with a Southern theme.
I didn’t even get to the end, too many mistakes at the beginning 🥴
@@bernadettelanders7306 I think John Arthur would have made a great Scarlett! 😅
@@cliffordroberts5783
Now I’ll have to watch more as I have no idea what u r talking about lol. I turned it off at the beginning. Ok, I’m ready to push da button 😱lol😂
"The Road To Tara" suffered from lack of access. A much better biography of Margaret Mitchell is "Southern Daughter" by Darden Asbury Pyron. As a fellow Southerner, Pyron understands Margaret Mitchell, a complex person, in a way that Anne Edwards did not.
Just think, in 1939 when this movie was released, WWII had started and the Crystalnacht had occurred the year before. Violence was not popular.
As with most movies based on books, the book is so much better. I have always been disappointed that the movie did not include Scarlettes other children. And Melanies interactions with them, especially her nephew, Scarlettes first child. It would have added so much more to Melanies inability to have more than one child. And also highlighted Scarlettes basic lack of maternal instincts. Which was a big part of her personality. Contrasted with Rhett's adoration of Bonnie.
I enjoyed the book up until Scarlett returns home to Tara after the Battle of Atlanta. The rest seems to drag on and becomes depressing. In the movie it always seems like Clark Gable is speaking too fast, like he can’t wait to be done with it.
If all those deleted scenes have been filmed, then the movie would not have been the same as the book. The book is not violent. Slaves are not beaten. The only exception said that Gerald. (the father.) Had beaten a slave one time and took no pleasure in it. I would say the tone of the movie matched the tone of the book almost exactly in every way. In the end, I think they all made the right decision.
I ALSO THINK HEDY LAMAR OR JEAN SIMMONS WOULD MAKE A GOOD SCARLETT TOO. I SAW THIS MOVIE IN 1970 FOR 25¢ ON A NAVAL BASE IN A SMALL CRAMPED THEATER, WE HAD A 15 MINUTE BREAK HALF WAY THROUGH AND WAS WORTH EVERY ¢ENT... LOTS OF❤ FOR THE DIVERSITY EVEN BACK IN THOSE DAYS WHO THE START OF HIPPIE'S, BABY BOOMERS BACK THEN NOT LONG AFTER AND VIETNAM WE STARTED IN SUPPORTING CIVIL RIGHTS AS "HUMAN RIGHTS THAT WE ARE ALL A PART OF ON THIS ONE BEAUTIFUL PLANET THERE IS SPACE FOR ALL OF US, DEMOCRACY AT IT'S BEST IN PEACE
Speaking of Song of the South, James Baskett, who played Uncle Remus and voiced some of the animated characters in the movie, was the first Black man to win an Oscar. It was an honorary Oscar, as nobody had any idea what category his outstanding performance fit into.
I always thought that if Mitchell had been Black, as well as female, the book would have been very different. She could see how sexist stereotypes of the time damaged Scarlett, because she was a woman, but she could not see how racist stereotypes affected the Black characters, because she was White. Still, it is a beautiful movie, and I have watched it many times. I would not want it banned. Literature reflects not only the way a historical period is presented in fiction, but how the audience sees it. Remembering that GWTW came out in the 30's has to be part of how we understand it today. It is a reflection of when it was filmed, as much as how the Lost Cause was seen by 30's Southerners and even later viewers. That is as much historical data as the events of the film itself.
That black actress was the only black allowed in to watch the film's premiere in Atlanta. What a trashy film, romaticizing slavery.
Yes, Hattie Daniel’s won the best supporting Oscar but had to go in the back door. So wrong and hurtful.
@@mariestreeting4213That would never happen today, thank goodness, but it was what happened back then…but so many people learned from that time in history. I don’t think it romanticized slavery as much as many other movies have. All you can do is to learn from history…so it will not be repeated.
Don’t get it twisted. Segregation was NOT that long ago. I went to see the Beatles, “A hard days night“ at 10 years old in 1964.
I was visiting cousins in Louisiana and we were not allowed to enter the front door of the theater. We were ushered to the back of the building’s fire escape. And had to climb the stairs to the balcony to see the film.
And today white people are revoking citizenship for American immigrants.
Apparently nothing’s changed.
Such a shameful backwards country run by a felon. 🙄
My favourite movie ❤❤
I didn't know the Marx BRO's were in the movie.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😅😅😅
*It took me several minutes to figure out who the heck "ki-MELLE" was. **_AHAH,_** yes, "Jimmy KI - mull," that world-famous comedian who lives in Los Angeles!*
Frankly my Dear I Don't Give A Damn
Groucho Marx?!?!?😅😅😅😅 😅😅😅
A Hollywood producer needed to "audition" over 1,000 young beautiful women for the role ... hmmm ... OK ... ya, got it.
One of the photo clips at the very beginning was of actress Jennifer Jones. I don't believe she was in that movie at all. She did eventually however, marry the producer.
I didn't know grocho was in gone with the wind.
PLEASE RELEASE "SONG$ OF THE SOUTH," WE ARE IN THE 21st CENTURY'S OF WHAT WE DO NOW AN WHERE WILL WE BE IN A HUNDRED YEARS.
I found copies on eBay & Etsy, so it was released as some point in time.
I don't like GWTW as a movie or as a book.
Groucho Marx as Selznick Lol
So many mistakes, dont you check anything? Anyway it gave me a good laugh at all the gaffs.
Gone with the Wind i saw in the theater last year . I have seen it before. I never thought why i was so down about this movie. So many raved about it . But as pretty as it looked it was a super downer. I never thought about the truth of slavery left out. It would have been a bigger downer had they filmed a more truthful side of slavery and the destruction of the South. A mix of happy white people surrounded by unhappy poor ,abused slaves. A different truth than what we saw. In a way as a view on the fraud of the South and KKK which would have turned the cast to monsters. Hard to care about monsters of this kind. But seeing that truth today would have made the picture better because of this honest truth. Instead they ignored the books meat and left a romanticized fantasy. Like a Gone With the Wind Light. Anyway it would have been a drag. I can think of a thousand films i like more. Sadly dated and overrated. Phony !