Gone With the Wind Opens at State Theater in Panhandle Premiere
Technicolor blockbuster Gone With the Wind debuts at the State Theater on Thursday at 8 p.m. with reserved seats costing 1.20 and two matinées daily at 10 15 and 2 15 for 7 cents. Box office hours and cast details are listed with Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, and Leslie Howard lead roles.
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State Theater
Panhandle
Fred Patterson
Patterson
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Olivia de Haviland
Melanie
Leslie Howard
Ashley Wilkes
Thomas Mitchell
Gerald O'Hara
Leslie Olivia Howard - Dehavilland
Emre
Dareetaecira
Stairways as Dramatic Tool in Classic Films
Hollywood production designer William Cameron Menzies notes staircases heighten drama by signaling character mood shifts. He cites Gone With The Wind as showing ascent or descent on stairs to reflect rise or fall, with scenes on the O’Hara plantation stairs and Twelve Oaks porch highlighting mood changes.
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William Cameron Menzies
Hollywood
Menzies
O'Hara Plantation
Scarlett
Ashley
Melanie
Twelve Oaks
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FOX Drug Company
Advy
Stairways as Dramatic Focal Points in Gone with the Wind
The analysis notes Scarlett and Rhett Butler scenes feature pivotal stairway moments. It highlights how staircases heighten tension, symbolize ambition and danger, and aid visual composition through camera angles and multi-level set design.
Miss Leigh Recalls Narrow Escape From Galloping Horse
Vivien Leigh recalls nearly being trampled during a chaotic Atlanta street scene for a film. She says a billowing hoop skirt shielded her as a six horse carriage bore down, the fashion of the era helping her life to be saved.
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Rhett Butler
Atlanta
Rhett
Scarlett
Vivien Leigh
Miss Leigh
Woman Demands Divorce In Tulsa Clerk’s Office
A young woman stormed into the Tulsa district clerk's office and demanded a divorce. Clerk Paul Burney advised filing through a lawyer, and she replied that she thought one only had to ask for it.
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Tulsa
Paul Burney
Actress Nearly Struck by Caisson Wheel During Take
White faced actress Miss Leigh received a close call when heavy caisson wheels missed her by inches. She completed the take, then offered a faint smile.
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Miss Leigh
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