Mae West: Back to 1939

It was the worst of times economically but it was the best of times for Hollywood and MAE WEST. During the 1930s, some of the most memorable motion picture ambitions were being mined. They had STORY then. They had big budgets. They had stars under contract.
• • Turning up the lights on the year 1939, David Parkinson had this to say: Turmoil also disrupted the inaugural Cannes Film Festival. A “steamship of stars' had crossed the Atlantic carrying, amongst others, Mae West, Gary Cooper, Charles Boyer, Douglas Fairbanks, Tyrone Power. A giant facsimile of Notre Dame had even been erected on the beach for the 1 September gala screening of William Dieterle's adaptation of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. However, Hitler's Germany invaded Poland that day and, when the Russian documentary accompanying Dieterle's costumer snapped in the projector, it was decided to abandon the festivities. ...
• • Go read the whole article and savor the vintage.
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• • Article: "1939 – The Best of All Time?"
• • BY: David Parkinson
• • Published by: Film in Focus — — filminfocus.com
• • Published on: 6 January 2010
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