1940s Hollywood:
War, Romanc & Film Noir
War heroes, dangerous women, Hollywood scandals and dazzling musicals — discover the extraordinary decade when glamour collided with reality.
Step inside the story
- Meet Hollywood’s real-life war heroes
- Enter the dangerous world of film noir
- Discover the downfall of the mighty studios
- Uncover how filmmakers outwitted the censors
- Celebrate the stars who brought music and magic
DURATION
45 - 60 minutes plus time for questions
PRESENTATION
Illustrated talk with high quality images and short film clips
COST
£100 for talk + 50p per mile after 20 miles from Bicester, Oxfordshire
Featured films include
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Wartime Drama
Casablanca (1942)
Romantic War Drama
Double Indemnity (1944)
Film Noir
Gilda (1946)
Film Noir/Drama
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Musical Comedy
When Glamour Met Reality.
Behind the silver screen, Hollywood was fighting battles of its own.
“
If the 1930s were about escape… the 1940s were about transformation.”
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— Julie Oatridge, 1940s Hollywood: War, Romance & Film Noir