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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
As a kid I was a huge GWTW fan, so I'm looking forward to Victor Fleming. But mine hasn't come yet.
Ellemeno:
That's weird, I just put the Wizard of Oz (directed by Victor Fleming) on the banner, and this was the very next thread I came to after doing that.
Wow, I've known for years that Gone With the Wind and Wizard of Oz were both 1939, but only now realized they had the same director. How the heck did he make such huge, vast movies the same year? I can barely run the dishwasher and the washing machine on the same day.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on May 21, 2009, 09:41:18 am ---That's weird, I just put the Wizard of Oz (directed by Victor Fleming) on the banner, and this was the very next thread I came to after doing that.
Wow, I've known for years that Gone With the Wind and Wizard of Oz were both 1939, but only now realized they had the same director. How the heck did he make such huge, vast movies the same year? I can barely run the dishwasher and the washing machine on the same day.
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It's complicated.
Spoiler Alert! :laugh:
Victor Fleming wasn't the sole director in charge of each film from start to finish. It's well known that he was brought onto GWTW after David O. Selznick fired George Cukor from the film. According to The New Yorker article, Fleming didn't direct any of the Kansas scenes in Oz.
Front-Ranger:
After reading this, I just HAD to read the Fleming article last nite...even after driving for 14 hours (YES, really!) Interesting that his exploits with Douglas Fairbanks set the bar for "manly man" behaviour that influenced Clark Gable's performance in Gone With the Wind and Red Dust. Was Fleming the first androphile, hehe?
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on May 21, 2009, 12:01:09 pm ---It's complicated.
Spoiler Alert! :laugh:
Victor Fleming wasn't the sole director in charge of each film from start to finish. It's well known that he was brought onto GWTW after David O. Selznick fired George Cukor from the film. According to The New Yorker article, Fleming didn't direct any of the Kansas scenes in Oz.
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I notice that on IMDb about both movies. They both have additional directors listed, including some very well-known ones.
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