Boston — A deluxe-bound ‘Gone With the Wind’ shooting script presented to Leslie Howard by David O. Selznick will be auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction. His scenes were re-shot with replacement cast member Victor Jory. Among the many famous actress considered for the part of Scarlett were Jean Arthur, Lucille Ball, Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Paulette Goddard, Katharine Hepburn, Olivia de Havilland, Carole Lombard, Norma Shearer, Barbara Stanwyck, and Margaret Sullavan. Although he was dismissed from the production, George Cukor continued to privately coach both Vivien Leigh and Olivia de Havilland at their request on weekends. Skip to main content. David O. Selznick traveled to Bermuda in September 1938 to finalize the script. Though I expect our good times must seem terribly, Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright and screenwriter. The movie's line "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again!" remember your duties as hostess. The movie's line "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." It was reportedly the first time that David O. Selznick had been in the South. The premiere was held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 1939. A little pickaninny chases a turkey across the lawn. Half a million feet of film were shot. Will was the Southern voice coach for the cast. (function (d, t) { Starting with her idyllic on a sprawling plantation, the film traces her survival through the tragic history of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and her tangled love affairs with Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard) and Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). Gone With The Wind. If you'd see the way she, Now, now, that's your brother's business. For the premiere in Atlanta in December 15, 1939, the governor declared a state holiday. At the time, only Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) and Hell's Angels (1930) had cost more. The script was also signed by Vivien Leigh, Olivia de Havilland, Butterfly McQueen and Samuel Yupper, a friend of Mitchell's. var s = d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0], n = d.createElement(t); was voted as the #2 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007. What If 'Gone With The Wind' Had This Ending, Instead? 2021. Hattie McDaniel became the first African-American to be nominated for, and win, an Academy Award. 400 were asked to do readings. Your daughter is getting, Oh, India, here are the O'Hara girls, we must greet, Can't stand that Scarlett. If the total income for Gone With the Wind were to be adjusted for inflation, it would be considered the most successful film of all time. Good morning, girls! Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. At one point, five film units were shooting scenes. One month after the book was published, David O. 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