Articles related to "1939"

Is 1939 Hollywood's greatest every year for film? There's a strong case for it. Classic after classic was produced for the masses, and many of those films are immortal.

Classic movie fans who own a TV will be salivating shamelessly throughout July, when Turner Classic Movies screens 39 great Hollywood films from the watershed year 1939.

Expecting a second Munich Pact, Hitler rejected anti-war recommendations from generals and politicians while underestimating British and French resolve.

Sigmund Freud (full name Sigismus Schlomo Freud) was an Austrian psychiatrist. He was the most influential psychological theorist of the twentieth century.

Stagecoach is widely seen as one of the best westerns and most important films made. Critics praise it for its rich drama and artful photography of Monument Valley.

John Ford and Dudley Nichols' work to craft the screenplay of Stagecoach (1939) focused on psychological character studies as the base of the first modern western film.

The common folk in Ford's Stagecoach contrast with the more flamboyant characters who are featured in the film, providing a more down-to-earth feel for movie audiences.

David Mitton, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine TV series, Tugs and the upcoming Adventures on Orsum Island, died May 16th. He was 69.

Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland create movie romance in their last films together -- Dodge City, Elizabeth and Essex, Santa Fe Trail, & They Died with Their Boots On.

The respectable-seeming characters in the film Stagecoach are flawed individuals whose social prejudice lacks compassion and violates the frontier mythos of equality.

The non-respectable characters in Ford's Stagecoach come in two forms: (1) the villains and (2) the merely disreputable ones who find the journey a quest for redemption.

Exhibition and TV program will explore lead-up to the outbreak of World War II through photographs, film footage, personal stories, documents and personal possessions.

The character study of the Ringo Kid is key to John Ford's noble outlaw motif in this classic western movie- and it's the breakthrough role that made John Wayne a star.

Monaco is the jewel in the crown of the F1 World Championship but the race was initially conceived as a means enhance the status of the local automobile club.

Mr Smith Goes to Washington is a classic movie about a David and Goliath struggle against corruption in the Senate which is still vibrant and applicable today.

On October 27, 2009, the City of Munich inaugurated an unusual kind of sculpture to commemorate Elser's bold plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939.

The original Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the slow, sentimental, stiff-upper-lip British tale that has long been the template for movies about teachers who make a difference.

Unlike many twentieth century authors who insulated their work from politics, W. H. Auden tackled the subject head-on.

Engaged in the War less than a month, 11 brigades of the Polish cavalry made no less than 16 all out charges against the German invaders.

Claire Trevor as the prostitute Dallas in Stagecoach(1939) is key to Ford's critique of social prejudice and defense of the noble outcast in this classic western movie.

The favoured role of women in Nazi Germany was to produce large numbers of children to strengthen the future of the Third Reich. How much did this change during the war?

Seaman was one of pre-war Grand Prix racing's best wet weather drivers. Stewart excelled in wet Formula 1 races and Rodriguez dominated sportscar racing.

The 20th anniversary of the Baltic Way (1989) serves to remind the world how the 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact adversely affected three Baltic states.

John Ford's appreciation for women shines throughout the director's masterpiece Young Mr. Lincoln, as subversive pro feminist cinema.

Having earned world-wide fame playing Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With The Wind', Vivien Leigh then strove against severe mental and physical illness to become Lady Olivier.

Women in combatant nations of WWII shared similar difficulties when attempting to serve in their nations' militaries.

History may never know how the Nazis would have reacted if the encyclical was promulgated at the height of growing Jewish persecution in the Third Reich in early 1939.

The Iron Horse had a poor 1938, batting .295 with 29 home runs, 114 RBIs, and a .523 slugging average. For most players, that would be a nice season, but not for Gehrig.

Hitler's refusal to withdraw from Poland gave Britain's Government no option but to declare war against Germany 70 years ago. It was the start of six years of conflict.

With its complete urban streetscape of the 1930s, Napier in New Zealand is an important destination on any Art Deco architecture travel itinerary.

With the sinking of SS Athenia - bound for Quebec - Canada joined World War Two in September 1939. Canadians fought German U-boats for freedom of ocean transportation.

World War Two spanned six ravaging years. The damage and death toll was obvious to all, but less apparent were the impacts that WWII had on the start of the Cold War.

This movie starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson may not be the greatest Holmes film, but is a fine adaptation of the Doyle novel.

Showcasing Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes, this Granada Television production has its critics, but is still the most faithful version of the original Conan Doyle story.

The tiny landlocked country of Andorra, (69,000 population-2006 census), has a unique modern military history. This includes fighting Imperial Germany for three decades.

Most people know Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from the television special or Christmas song. But before television and radio, Rudolph had his start at Montgomery Ward.

Thomas Ahearn was one of Canada's ground-breaking businessmen and inventors in the early age of electricity: Oven, water heater, flat iron, streetcars, telegraphy, radio.

It used to be thought improper for stores to advertise for Christmas before Thanksgiving; today the season starts in September, and it is getting earlier each year.

The controversial nature of the FTP's productions would land it on the list of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).

Depression-era audiences went to theaters to escape the harsh realities of everyday anxieties. The Wizard of Oz was one offering that provided hope and promise.

Many believe Batman was born when Bruce Wayne saw his parents murdered. But Batman actually began from a drawing by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Has the female psyche changed much in seventy years? Are men now treated as the enemy? Are friends and career more important to women?

Yankee captain Derek Jeter is just one hit away from passing Lou Gehrig on the Yankees' all-time hit list after tying Gehrig's mark on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Vince DiMaggio struck out too much but he was a fine outfielder with power.

Lincolnshire rider Freddie Frith's road racing career began in 1930. During that decade he was a dual TT winner and following WW2 he was still a worthy champion.

Forced to confront unemployment, foreclosure and relocation, the Americans of the Great Depression Era built support networks and found refuge in escapist entertainment.

From 1923 when he won the 1923 Junior TT to 1939 with his 10th victory Stanley Woods created an unforgettable legacy in TT history.

As Nazi Germany began to expand aggressively in Europe in 1938 and there were rumours of war, concern began to grow for Jewish children in Germany and Europe.

With so many retired numbers, the New York Yankees may someday be the first team to have a player wear number 100.

Before World War II, Jews in Nazi Germany suffered a resurge in anti-Semitism. Author Saul Friedlander offers an objective account in his book.