On Tuesday, December 12, 1939, the Four Star Theatre in Los Angeles welcomed 750 members of the media for an exclusive first look at Gone With the Wind. This 2 p.m. press preview had been a nail biter for producer David O. Selznick. He knew that the technicians at...
Producer David O. Selznick worked around the clock to complete Gone With the Wind. At the same time, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which would release the film, put the finishing touches to plans for the movie’s Atlanta premiere scheduled for Friday, December 15, 1939. On the...
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Soon after producer David O. Selznick discreetly talked to Herbert Stothart, MGM’s musical director and composer, about taking over Gone With the Wind’s score from Max Steiner, all hell broke loose. Stothart blabbed that he was being hired to fix Steiner’s work. This...
Producer David O. Selznick reviewed Gone With the Wind’s footage and realized he needed one last scene for the “Casualty List” sequence. He trimmed the existing footage to accommodate the new scene that was filmed on Saturday, November 11, 1939. Assistant director...
