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Initial release USA
Directors Michael Curtiz
Box office947,000 USD
ProducersWalter Morosco
Production company Warner Bros.
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Al Fuller (Al Jolson), star of a blackface minstrel show traveling the Southern circuit, falls in love with the beautiful Nora Meadows (Lois Moran), daughter of the struggling troupe's owner (Hobart Bosworth). Nora's heart belongs to master of ceremonies Billy West (Lowell Sherman), despite his skirt-chasing ways, but the jealousy of another member of the troupe leads to tragedy. Irving Berlin wrote the songs, as well as the stage play, "Mr. Bones," upon which the film is based. …

Gone with the Wind-away from the HBO-Max

Jun 10,2020 12:11 pm

Vivien Leigh and Hattie Mcdaniel both won Oscars for their work in The Film -

Gone with The Wind has HBO Max placed the following calls for you to be away from the US streaming service.

HBO, Max, said the 1939 film "was a product of his time" and presented "ethnic and racial prejudices" that "were wrong and are wrong today".

He said The Movie would return to The Platform at an unspecified date with a "discussion of the historical context".

during and after The American Civil War , Gone with The Wind has long been attacked for its portrayal of slavery.

Based on The Novel by Margaret Mitchell , it features slave-characters who seem satisfied with their lot in life, and remain loyal to their former owners after the abolition of slavery the abolition.

Gone with The Wind won eight Oscars and the highest grossing Film of all time remains, if its revenues are to be adjusted for inflation.

Hattie Mcdaniel was nominated The First black actress to win an Academy Award for her role as housekeeper Mammy .

Screenwriter John Ridley said The Film "a glorification of the antebellum south", and immortalized in "painful stereotypes of people of color".

"The Film had the best talents in Hollywood, said the time together sentimentalise a history that never was", the Oscar-winning Screenwriter of 12 years A slave.

In a statement, HBO, Max said it would be "irresponsible" to that of The Film on its platform, "a statement and a devaluation" of their "racial depictions".

He said, The Film itself would return ", as it was originally created," said "everything else would be the same as claiming these prejudices never existed".

the wording of the instruction, the announcements that accompany Tom and Jerry cartoons and other vintage animation on various streaming services is similar.

Disney+ also advises its subscribers that some of his older movies, including the 1941 animation Dumbo - "May contain outdated cultural representations".

the HBO-Max's move comes amid mass protests against racism and police violence, have forced to reconsider a number of TV networks and their offers.

It Follows - in the Matt Lucas and David Walliams of characters from different ethnic played, backgrounds - from Netflix, BritBox, and Bbc Iplayer .

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