1. The Great Depression
... favorite. Other popular movies of the time were musicals and dance films. The highest grossing musical film of the 30s was James Whale's Showboat. This entertaining version of Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein's musical mixed music, sentiment, and melodrama, with enough moments to make up for the rest6. The most popular film star of the 1930's was Shirley Temple. The beloved child ... . Portraying a doll-like model daughter, she helped ease the pain of audiences the world over, while virtually keeping 20th Century Fox afloat with her astounding profitability. Temple earned a special 1934 Osc...
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- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School