1950s Hollywood:
Rebels, Epics & Revolution
Rebellious stars, spectacular epics, hidden lives and a revolution on the silver screen — discover the decade when Hollywood's glamorous façade began to crack.
Step inside the story
- Meet the rebels who shattered Hollywood’s perfect image
- Discover the hidden lives behind Hollywood’s dazzling stars
- Experience the spectacular epics designed to outshine television
- Uncover the censorship, blacklists and fear behind the glamour
- Discover how television threatened Hollywood’s golden empire
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
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Romantic Drama
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Film Noir/Drama
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Psychological Drama
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Romantic Comedy
Ben-Hur (1959)
Historical Epic
The Golden Age Was Losing Its Shine.
Behind the dazzling stars and spectacular productions, Hollywood's carefully constructed world was beginning to unravel.
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The 1950s did not end the dream factory… they transformed it.”
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— Julie Oatridge, 1950s Hollywood: Rebels, Epics & Revolution