Popular+Entertainment+of+the+1930s

=1st hour Beth Buchanan and Jesse Mays 12/14/09= = = The best movies of the 1930s of all time is Alfred Hitchcock's //The Lady Vanishes// in 1938, Jean Renoir's //Grand Illusion// in 1937, Frank Capra's //It Happened One Night// in 1934, //The Thin Man// by director W.S. Van Dyke in 1934, //The Bride of Frankenstein// by director, James Whale in 1935, The infamous //Gone With the Wind// by director, Victor Fleming in 1939, the still memorable Walt Disney's first movie, //Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs// in 1937, //City Lights// by Charles Chaplin in 1931, and last but not least, Victor Fleming's //T//. (N.PAG.). In the 1930s and most of the 1940s has been labeled "The Golden Age of Hollywood." Although the majority of the movies were black and white; the 30s was also the decade of the sound and color revolutions and the advance of the 'talkies', and the further development of film genres such as; gangster films, muscials, newspaper reporting films, historical biopics, social-realism films, lighthearted and wacky comedies, westerns and horror. = =

According to Wikispaces.com, in the years of the 1930's, the American society had many new and interesting statements that had occurred during this era. There were new types of literature, fads, movies, music, and so on. Due to that this was the time of depression, the people had to find way to pick themselves up and try to enjoy these desperate times. The amount of time the people had for leisure activities was more than the average. People would go around and just try to hold their heads high; going to movies, reading, playing board games, and many more. This site will show you how and what the people would do during this point in time and what the rest of the United States were like through this rough time. (N.PAG.) According to __Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945:__ Art and entertainment in the 1930s and 1940s, people needed entertainment even during the wartimes and hard times. People in the 1930's wanted to get entertainment as inexpensive as they could. Comedies, gangster movies, and musicals had been becoming very popular. Big bands and swing music was popular around the 1930s. People like Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller were some popular bandleaders in this time. Many types of artists and performers were unemployed during the depression. Production of plays and artworks were being started by government programs that assisted the unemployed artists and performers. (N.PAG.) According to __Movies in the 1930's__, musicals and gangster movies started to somewhat symbolize Hollywood's impression on national culture during the Great Depression that followed the stock market crash of 1930. There was a musical called "Gold Diggers of 1933." This musical showed a "spirit of optimism and cooperation that intended to fight the economic depression." One of the most popular types of comedy in the 1930s was called screwball comedy. One of the more popular movies in this category was "It Happened One Night." This film was directed by Frank Capra and starred actor Clark Gable and actress Claudette Colbert. The top ten movies are Modern Time, Gone with the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Mutiny on the Bounty, City Lights, King Kong, Adventures of Robin Hood, Scarface, Top Hat All Quiet on the Western Front. (N.PAG.)



According to the website article “Entertainment of the 1930s,” The 1930’s was a hard time for the people. They had to use entertainment to get away from the suffering of the 1930s. The music and selection of radio shows allowed them to enjoy life. The cinema theater was a place for people to get away from their problems. Entertainment in the 1930s served an important role to the American public. Music in the 1930s revolved around jazz and swing tunes. During weekends and after work or school, radios all over the U.S. were turned on to give musical pleasure. According to “Arts and Entertainment in the 1930s,” arts and entertainment in the 1930s were needed, just because of the fact that during the 30s the Great Depression started. Music, books, movies, and etc., were a way to entertain people and make them see the right side of things, even though many people were out of jobs, and homes. **The website article “1930’s,” states that the music of the 1930's wasn’t sad and depressing like some we have**** now, it was**** jazzy, and happy, so it gave people inspiration, and something to cheer**** them up. The popular kind of music was jazz. The main instruments were piano, clarinet, saxophone, and trumpet. The musicians used improvisation and mutes to make their music happy and exciting. One interesting fact was that in 1936 President Herbert Hoover signed a contract that officially made “The Star Spangled**** Banner” our national anthem, which was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key.** = 5th hour Meridith Corwin, Sheriden LaBrecque, Zac Turner 12/14/09 =

According to "Entertainment of The 1930's", Walt Disney was one of the great contributers to entertainment that was popular in the 30's. He was the creator of the very first color cartoon, "Flower and Trees". He was also the first to make a full-length cartoon, which was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves".

Some other films during the 1930's were Dracula and the Lady Vanishes.

Hollywood had put out many different types of genres by that time. One of the most popular genres of the time was horror. Then the comedy genre fell behind that. In the late 30's America had began to show movies from different countries. Some of the movies were in a diffenent language so they would use subtitles to translate the language into english. Arts were said to take the mind off of the Great Depression. People used them to escape the times they were living in. Dancing was a popular thing to do. One of the most popular dances was the Swing. The Swing soon later gave the U.S. the language of the "Jive".

6th Hour Kristyn Haulcomb, Chris Crosley, Flo Crane, and Caleb Williams 12/14/09

=== The 1930’s was considered “The Golden Age of Hollywood” according to the "Entertainment of the 1930's."Some movies that were made in the 1930’s include The Wizard of Oz, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Gone with the Wind, M, City lights, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Tin Man; it happened One Night, Grand Illusion, and The Lady Vanishes. In the 1930’s many people became making gangster films, musicals, newspaper-reporting films, historical biopics, social-realism films, lighthearted screwball comedies, westerns and horror. The silent movie and ended and they were making movies now with sound. Many stars of the 1930’s are Fred Astaire, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Laurel and Hardy, Myrna Loy, The Marx Brothers, William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, and Mae West. Stars of the 1930’s usually had more than one talent like singing, dancing, and also acting. ===

. ====** Also mentioned in the "Entertainment of the 1930's"Many of the dances created in the 1930’s were influenced mainly from European dances. They used the dances to create their own ballet and modern dances. Some dances were based on poetry and others were interracial swing like the jitterbug. Swing dance was probably the most popular dance of the 1930’s. The Savoy Ballroom opened its doors in New York. The Savoy was an immediate success with its block-long dance floor and a raised double bandstand. Nightly dancing attracted most of the best dancers in the New York area. Music at the Savoy was largely Swinging Jazz. **==== ==== ====

**As the 1930’s was the golden age for cinema it was also the golden age for radio. The radio was more than just a source of new and entertainment it also allowed listeners to escape their troubles. People used the radio like we use tv. They were able to listen to games being played. Many said that poor families would give up their ice box before giving up their radios; nearly 80 percent of poor families didn’t have an icebox because they would rather have an icebox.**  ​ ​ 7th hour Shelbie Golden and Janete Mejia

 According to the 1930s. "During the 1930's their were many choices for entertainment, whether it was Snow White or some super hero. Most children liked to listen to the radio with "Little Orphan Annie", the brave detective child with a wild imagination, and Sandy, her pet dog, while trying to solve the mystery. All the fans of Annie's would buy pins, books, watches, and other top secret detective things. The adults liked the movie, __Gone With the Wind__, a Civil War romance story, with "The King of Hollywood," Clark Gable! Also there was Shirley Temple, known for her blonde ringlets and her ability to sing and tap dance Shirley Temple became a favorite celebrity in 1934 when she first stared in the following: __Now and Forever__, __Little Miss Marker__, and __Bright Eyes__. By the end of the year she received an Academy Award, and was declared a favorite for the whole family! By the end of the decade, one of the first color motion pictures was released. __The Wizard of Oz__ made it's screen debut in 1939." ​