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| The Golden Age of Hollywood | 1930s and 1940s |
| Sound mixing | freed up films from recording on sets and locations |
| "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1934) | First feature-length animated film |
| Becky Sharp (1935) | First full-length feature film photographed entirely in Technicolor |
| La Cucaracha (1934) | First full-color live action short |
| MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) | "The Home of the Stars" |
| 20th Century Fox | Known for its musicals and prestige biographies |
| RKO | locale for the first films of Orson Welles |
| RKO | locale for the sophisticated dance films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers |
| RKO | locale for "King Kong" (1933) |
| Universal | prosepered with Westerns |
| Universal | low budget horror films |
| Columbia | known for Frank Capra films |
| Warner Brothers | known for crime-gangser films |
| Warner Brothers | known for Bugs Bunny and other cartoons |
| The Hays Production Code | went into effect mid-year 1934 and lasted until it was abolished in 1968 |
| The Hays Production Code | required all films to be submitted for a "seal of approval" |
| Melodrama | movies containing plots that tug at the heart |
| Melodrama | character(s) work through their difficulties or surmount the problems with resolute endurance, sacrificial acts, and steadfast bravery |
| Issues of the War | One of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aims |
| The Nature of the Enemy | One of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aims |
| The United Nations | One of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aims |
| The Production Front | One of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aims |
| The Home Front | One of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aims |
| The Fighting Forces | One of 6 Movie themes durinOne of 6 Movie themes during WWII to promote war aimsg WWII |
| Hollywood Propaganda | Cinematic Trends during War |
| a mood of disillusionment and cynicism | Cinematic Trend after War |
| Film Noir | Post-War Genre |
| Gangster | Post-War Genre |
| Comedy Films: Pairs and Teams | Post-War Genre |
| Escapist, Nostalgic Entertainment | Post-War Genre |
| Low Budget Horror | Post-War Genre |
| Animation | Post-War Genre |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | an example of Hollywood Warfare Melodrama |
| 8 month union strike | obstacle for film industry post WWII |
| 75% tax on foreign films in Europe | obstacle for film industry post WWII |
| Closure of production companies | obstacle for film industry post WWII |
| Problem Pictures | post-war films dealing with social problems & their resolutions |
| Film Noir | Black Film |
| Characteristics of Film Noir | cynicism, darkness, and despair |
| Filmmaking techniques of Film Noir | wide angle lenses, low key lighting, night-for-night shooting |
| The Maltese Falcon (1941) | first definitive example of Film Noir |
| Abbott and Costello | comedy team famous for routine "Who's on First" |
| Love Happy (1949) | Marx brother's comeback film |
| Val Lewton | head of RKO's 1940s horror unit |
| Frankenstein | classic monster portrayed by Boris Karloff |
| The Wolf Man | classic monster portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. |
| The Uninvited (1944) | haunted house classic |
| Characteristics of 1940s Gangster | dark, cynical, sinister |
| A Wild Hare (1940) | Film debut of Bugs Bunny |
| Puss Gets the Boot (1940) | Film debut of Tom & Jerry |
| Knock, Knock (1940) | Film debut of Woody Woodpecker |
| The Mouse of Tomorrow (1942) | Film debut of Mighty Mouse |
| The Friendly Ghost (1945) | Film debut of Casper |
| Fast and Furry-ous (1949) | Film debut of the Road Runner and the Coyote |
| Arrival of Television | telecasting on commercial basis in July 1941 |
| Decreased movie attendance | Effect of Depression on Film Industry |
| Escapist Entertainment | Effect of Depression on Film Industry |
| Reorganization of Studios & budget cuts | Effect of Depression on Film Industry |
| Bureau of Motion Pictures Affairs | established by President Roosevelt to moblize studios for the war effort |
| War Activites Committee | created by Hollywood to coordinate American filmmaking with the Goverment |
| Hollywoods portrayal of war from 1941-42 | super-patriotic melodramas which glorified warfare |
| Hollywoods portrayal of war from 1943-44 | more convincing portrayal of war: the dangers of Fascism displaying the ruthlessness, intelligence, and power of the enemy |
| Hollywoods portrayal of war from 1943-44 | more personal film showed individual American in conflict |
| House Committee on Un-American Activities | created to investigate "Communism in Motion Pictures" |
| Paramount Studios | know for its sophisticaiton and flavor |
| 20th century fox | known for its musicals and prestige biographies |
| "Flowers and Trees" (1932) | First film in three-color Technicolor Process 4 |
