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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

NR

2009

69 minutes

DocumentaryTV Movie

Overview

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

Top Cast

Kenneth Branagh headshot

Kenneth Branagh

Narrator (voice)

Clark Gable headshot

Clark Gable

Self (archive footage)

Vivien Leigh headshot

Vivien Leigh

Self (archive footage)

Olivia de Havilland headshot

Olivia de Havilland

Self (archive footage)

Judy Garland headshot

Judy Garland

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Maltin headshot

Leonard Maltin

Self

Errol Flynn headshot

Errol Flynn

Self (archive footage)

Bette Davis headshot

Bette Davis

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Schatz headshot

Thomas Schatz

Self

F.X. Feeney headshot

F.X. Feeney

Self

Scott Eyman headshot

Scott Eyman

Self

Jeanine Basinger headshot

Jeanine Basinger

Self

Aubrey Solomon headshot

Aubrey Solomon

Self

Molly Haskell headshot

Molly Haskell

Self

George Cukor headshot

George Cukor

Self (archive footage)

Rudy Behlmer headshot

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Francis Lederer headshot

Francis Lederer

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McBride headshot

Joseph McBride

Self

Frank Capra headshot

Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)

Howard Hawks headshot

Howard Hawks

Self (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. headshot

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Maureen O'Hara headshot

Maureen O'Hara

Self (archive footage)

Claire Trevor headshot

Claire Trevor

Self (archive footage)

Daniel Selznick headshot

Daniel Selznick

Self

Ann Rutherford headshot

Ann Rutherford

Self (archive footage)

Fred Astaire headshot

Fred Astaire

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart headshot

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Charles Boyer headshot

Charles Boyer

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney headshot

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Joan Crawford headshot

Joan Crawford

Self (archive footage)

Walt Disney headshot

Walt Disney

Self (archive footage)

Robert Donat headshot

Robert Donat

Self (archive footage)

Irene Dunne headshot

Irene Dunne

Self (archive footage)

John Ford headshot

John Ford

Self (archive footage)

Greta Garbo headshot

Greta Garbo

Self (archive footage)

Greer Garson headshot

Greer Garson

Self (archive footage)

Cary Grant headshot

Cary Grant

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope headshot

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Charles Laughton headshot

Charles Laughton

Self (archive footage)

Myrna Loy headshot

Myrna Loy

Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer headshot

Louis B. Mayer

Self (archive footage)

Hattie McDaniel headshot

Hattie McDaniel

Self (archive footage)

Thomas Mitchell headshot

Thomas Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Edward G. Robinson headshot

Edward G. Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Ginger Rogers headshot

Ginger Rogers

Self (archive footage)

Mickey Rooney headshot

Mickey Rooney

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt headshot

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

David O. Selznick headshot

David O. Selznick

Self (archive footage)

George Stevens headshot

George Stevens

Self (archive footage)

James Stewart headshot

James Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy headshot

Spencer Tracy

Self (archive footage)

Lana Turner headshot

Lana Turner

Self (archive footage)

Jack L. Warner headshot

Jack L. Warner

Self (archive footage)

John Wayne headshot

John Wayne

Self (archive footage)

Darryl F. Zanuck headshot

Darryl F. Zanuck

Self (archive footage)

A.C. Lyles headshot

A.C. Lyles

Self