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The Road to Mandalay. Torrent. The Tower of Lies. The Trial of Mary Dugan. The Unknown. The Big Parade. As You Desire Me. Kongo. The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg.
Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 – September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make profitable films, including Grand Hotel, China Seas, A Night at the Opera, Mutiny on the Bounty, Camille and The Good Earth.
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- The Bible: In The Beginning... While "The Bible: In The Beginning..." isn't the first movie to be based on the Bible, or even the oldest movie on our list, it's a good place to start, given the Book of Genesis is literally the first book of the Bible.
- Noah. While Biblical epics were Old Hollywood's bread and butter, Hollywood's relationship with Bible-based movies for the past 40 years has been, well, odd.
- Jesus Christ Superstar. Let's get this out of the way first — there's no Biblical evidence that Jesus Christ was a high tenor who sang throughout his earthly ministry.
- The Miracle Maker. A movie about the life of Jesus Christ, but told in stop-motion, claymation style, à la Rankin/Bass, sounds like a "SNL" skit in really poor taste.
A list of 17 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994), Abraham (1994), Jacob (1994), Joseph (1995) and Moses (1996). The Bible Collection (chronological), a list of films by Maxton • Letterboxd
Sep 14, 2006 · Thalberg, MGM’s ‘Boy Wonder,’ dies. Sept. 14, 1936: Irving Thalberg, the head of production at MGM, died in his Santa Monica home at the age of 37. Thalberg, who had long suffered from ...
Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg and their role in creating the film industry as we know it One was a tough junkman’s son, the other a cosseted mama’s boy, but they dreamed the same mighty dream: that the right movies could make a profit and change both the culture and individual lives. Sharing a religion and an evangelical ...
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Nov 5, 2009 · Hardcover – November 5, 2009. by Mark A. Vieira (Author) 4.7 78 ratings. See all formats and editions. Hollywood in the 1920s sparkled with talent, confidence, and opportunity. Enter Irving Thalberg of Brooklyn, who survived childhood illness to run Universal Pictures at twenty; co-found Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four; and make stars of ...
