Film Literature & Culture 1930s

All movies prior to the Jazz Singer had been ​ (a)   films.

• silent
• black and white
• without sound
• old
• vintage
• talking

There were many big-name stars in the 1930s, including ​ (a)   , James Cagney, and Edward Robinson.

• Errol Flynn
• Matt Damon
• Henry Cavill
• Jimmy Stewart
• Victor Price

America became fascinated with young actors and actresses like Mikey Rooney, Shirley Temple, and ​ (a)  

• Clark Gable.
• Miles Teller.
• Liam Helmsworth.
• Sean Connery.

Clark Gable was best known for his role as ​ (a)   in 1939'2 Gone with the Wind.

• Rhett Butler
• George Smith
• George Bailey
• Austin Butler

Movie ​ (a)   of the 1930s were grand, elegant structures.

• theaters
• chairs
• screens
• snacks

Bing ​ (a)   was a figure of popular culture for nearly ​ (b)   decades.

• Crosby
• three
• Chandler
• two

In ​ (a)   , Bing starred in his first feature ​ (b)   . The film was titled The Big ​ (c)   and was the first of many starring Crosby.

• 1932
• movie
• Broadcast
• Lebowski
• 1933
• short
• cartoon

About Bing Crosby: As a ​ (a)   , he recorded more than ​ (b)   songs. Forty-one of those reached #1 on the popular ​ (c)   charts. His most famous recording is the song "​ (d)   ," which remains the best-selling ​ (e)   of all time.

• singer
• 1700
• music
• White Christmas
• song

Bing Crosby won the Academy Award for the movie, ​ (a)   .

• Going My Way
• Gone with the Wind
• The Wizard of Oz
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Throughout the 1930s, a young actress named ​ (a)   delighted movie-goers around the nation.

• Shirley Temple
• Vivian Leigh
• Betty Davis
• Judy Garland