Here are some quick facts about the greates movie of all time, "Gone With the Wind".
"Gone With the Wind" has been named the "greatest motion picture epic of all time" and is definitely a box office hit. The world was just waiting for a movie that would capture it, enthrall it, and entertain it for years to come. And there is no doubt that it has done that. It has set money making records that none have surpassed. The book has sold more than any and still sells. Most anything that people find in stores on "GWTW", they buy. Many times, it has no value at all. The oscar given to David O. Selznic for best picture was sold recently at auction of $1.5 million (if you heard differently, then let me know because I'm not completely sure that that is accurate). Well, here are some of the endless facts of the book, the movie, and the legend.
1.Actresses considered for the role of Scarlett include: Lucille Ball, Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, Paulette Goddard, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Carole Lombard, and Loretta Young. There are more, but it would take forever to write them all out.
2.Actors considered for the role of Rhett include: Warner Baxter, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone (whoever that is), Gary Cooper, Ronald Colman, and Fredric March.
3.The search for Scarlett: To keep interest in the movie while the search for Scarlett was on, David Selznic proposed an idea that he send talent scouts across America to search for someone who could play Scarlett. Well, naturally, every young girl in America thought that she could play the part perfectly and thus brought mobs of people to the gates at Selznic Studios. David had to have body guards to protect him from the masses of people that arrived for the screen tests. On Christmas morning in 1937, he received a package on his front porch that was 7 feet tall. When he unrapped the gaily rapped present, he saw that there was a replica of the novel. A young woman in a hooped skirt stepped out and said in a cheery voice, "Merry Christmas, Mr. O. Selznick! I'm your Scarlett O'Hara!" Of course, she wasn't even given a chance at a screen test.
4.Many scenes appear on staircases. Why is this? Who knows. It may have been a coincidence, or maybe David Selznic liked stairs. Well, the ones that occur on stairs are:
At Tara- Mammy spots Ellen O'Hara coming home and grumbles about her nursing and ministering to the white trash
Scarlett learns from Mammy about the devastation of Tara caused by the Yankees
Scarlett tells Melanie to get back to bed after she offers to help with the plantation
Scarlett kills the Yankee
At Twelve Oaks- Ashley welcomes Scarlett when she arrives for the barbeque
Scarlett flirts with Frank Kennedy
Scarlett convinces the Tarleton twins to have barbeque with her
Scarlett sees Rhett Butler for the first time
Scarlett eavesdrops on the men talking about war
Scarlett hears Melanie defending her flirting with all the men there
Charles Hamilton proposes
Scarlett views the destruction of Twelve Oaks on her way to Tara after the burning of Atlanta
At Aunt Pitty's house- Melanie explains how she got the fabric for Ashley's Christmas present and he promises he'll make sure it doesn't get torn
Scarlett asks Ashley if she can accompany him to the train after his Christmas leave
Scarlett threatens to sell Prissy if she doesn't find Dr. Meade for Melanie
Scarlett slaps Prissy after she finally reveals to Scarlett that she "don't know nothin' bout bustin babies"
Scarlett carries the lantern for Rhett as he carries Melanie down the stairs so they can escape Atlanta and the siege
Rhett greets Scarlett after Frank's funeral and comments that she had been drinking
This is Scarlett just before she slaps Prissy for lying about knowing "about bustin babies".
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This is Scarlett just before she slaps Prissy for lying about knowing "about bustin babies".
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