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Gone with the Wednesday: My Film Passion
In 2013, I participated in a blogathon that asked to describe the film that peaked your interest in classic films. My choice was, of course, Gone with the Wind. Read why here!
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Gone with the Wednesday: It Pays to Advertise
Here’s just a small representation of the many kinds of posters used to promote Gone with the Wind upon it’s release and re-release:
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Gone with the Wednesday: Via Col Vento Signed by Clark Gable
Clark Gable was famous for thirty years and in that time signed a lot of things–pictures, movie posters, books, handkerchiefs, napkins, hairbows, baseballs, hats…I’ve seen it all. This one, however, is new to me. Here Clark has signed–and inscribed–a copy of Gone with the Wind in Italian! Clark Gable writing in Italian! I would believe that this was inscribed while he was in Europe, either during his tax hiatus in 1952-1954 or while he was in Italy filming It Started in Naples in 1959. I am no expert on the various editions of GWTW so maybe someone can help me out with the year. I also know very little Italian, but this…
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Gone with the Wednesday: Carole Lombard O’Hara
Since it’s time for another Gone with the Wednesday and it’s the end of Carole Lombard month, let’s combine the two! Carole Lombard was a warm-blooded female in the 1930’s, which means she read Gone with the Wind and dreamed of playing Scarlett. Carole was so enamored with the idea that she appealed to everyone’s first choice for Rhett Butler—Clark Gable, naturally. Before they were romantically involved, she reportedly sent him a copy of the book with a note that said, “Let’s do it! Carole.” Clark promptly called her up for a date, thinking it was a proposition of a different sort. When it turned out not to be, that…
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Gone with the Wednesday: New Books and The Wind in Texas
As we head towards the end of the year, there’s more Gone with the Wind-related events happening! Ruth’s Journey, an authorized prequel of sorts to GWTW that focuses on Mammy’s life (Yes, apparently her name was Ruth?!) has been released. It was written by Donald McCaig, who also wrote Rhett Butler’s People a few years ago. This new book doesn’t seem to sit well with diehard GWTW fans. I haven’t read it yet (frankly don’t know if I will at all) but Kendra over at vivandlarry.com did. The Scarlett Letters: The Making of the Film Gone with the Wind has just been released as well. It’s by John Wiley Jr.,…
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{Gone with the Wednesday} 75th Anniversary Event in Cadiz, Ohio
The reason for me traveling to Ohio was twofold: One, to follow in Clark’s footsteps around the state and visit where he was born and where he lived before departing the Buckeye state for good in 1920. Two, to attend the Clark Gable Foundation’s 75thAnniversary of Gone with the Wind event. We arrived on Thursday, October 2. A lot of people fly into Pittsburgh when they go to Cadiz, because the little town is so close to the Pennsylvania line. We flew into Akron though, because we decided to stay in New Philadelphia, which is 30 miles north of Cadiz. We arrived Thursday night and discovered by our quick…
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Gone with the Wednesday: Rhett Said It (Part 2)
Quotes from Rhett Butler, Part 2: “Would you satisfy my curiosity on a point which has bothered me for some time?….Tell me, Scarlett, do you never shrink from marrying men you don’t love?” “And to think you could have had my millions if you’d just waited a bit longer. How fickle is woman.” “What a woman!” “You’re like the thief who isn’t the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he’s going to jail.” “You’ve been married to a boy and an old man. Why not marry one the right age, with a way with women?” “Forgive me for startling you with the impetuosity of my sentiments,…
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Gone with the Wednesday: Rhett Said It (Part 1)
Over the years, I’ve chatted with Gone with the Wind fans about their favorite quotes. Many of them come from the spirited and somewhat heartless Scarlett, many from hilarious Mammy, even some from Melanie and Ashley. But, hands down, more people say that Rhett has all the best lines. All year long, I have been posting some of them on the website’s Facebook page. And here are some highlights (Part 1): “I think it’s hard winning a war with words, gentlemen.” “Whewww…Has the war started?” “And you miss, are no lady…I consider it a compliment. Ladies have never held any stole with me.” “I believe in Rhett Butler; he’s the…
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Gone with the Wednesday: Cut Out of The Barbecue
There are several stories that have floated around over the years of Clark Gable being at the outdoor barbecue scene set in Busch Gardens in Pasadena. Well, in the final film Clark isn’t in any of the outdoor barbecue scenes. Inside, yes, gazing up the stairs at future wives and having things thrown at him. But not outside. So what is he doing there, in full costume? Filming a scene that ending up on the cutting room floor, that’s what. There was a scene shot for the film, called “A Young Man Talks to Rhett,” in which Rhett converses with a heavily-whiskered man (listed in studio records as being played…
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Gone with the Wednesday: Coming to a Theater Near You, Sept. 28 and Oct.1!
Great News: FINALLY Gone with the Wind is being re-released on the big screen to commemorate the 75th Anniversary! Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment invite you to celebrate one of the most beloved Hollywood classics when Gone With the Wind: The 75th Anniversary Celebration comes to select movie theaters nationwide on Sunday, September 28 and Wednesday, October 1. Experience the incredible story behind this 10-time Academy Award® winning masterpiece. Fully remastered and with a specially produced introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne, this event is one you will not want to miss. The film will be shown in the same aspect ratio as it was…