The Great Depression: Movies & Celebrities
Movies in the 1930s
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Here’s a story of success plucked from adversity: the story of Hollywood’s response to the Great Depression.
The movie industry’s triumph in the 1930s lay in giving the public what it wanted to see. Its product was therapeutic diversion for millions of Americans who needed to get away from their troubles. By providing this crucial relief, American film reached a pinnacle of influence, at a time when most other industries were struggling mightily. Even in the depths of the Great Depression, between 60 and 80 million Americans went to the movies once a week or more, and back in those days they really got value for money. In the early 1930s, an American movie ticket would buy you a cartoon, a newsreel, a B-feature and the main film, which amounted to something like four hours' entertainment for a nickel, the price back then of a gallon of petrol or a packet of cigarettes. .
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Movies & CelebsWatch the short movie. Open the reading and complete the worksheet.
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Bing CrosbyWatch the short movie. Open the reading and complete the worksheet.
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Shirley TempleWatch the short movie. Open the reading and complete the worksheet.
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