Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood - Season 1 Episode 6 Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)
During the 1950s, with the nation enjoying a new prosperity and television providing fierce competition, the reign of the old moguls began a long decline. The movies needed new ideas that went beyond 3-D, widescreen processes and stereophonic sound. Dore Schary became the new production head at MGM, and by 1951 L. B. Mayer was forced out of his own company. At Warner Bros., a hot new director named Elia Kazan brought earthy realism to the screen with such films as A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) and On the Waterfront (1954). An ominous atmosphere was created by the anti-Communist blacklist, poisoning a tough business where reputation was everything. In 1958 Stanley Kramer produced and directed The Defiant Ones, which gave Sidney Poitier above the-title billing and created the first African-American superstar.
Year: 2010
Genre: Documentary
Country:
Studio: Turner Classic Movies
Director:
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Paul Israel, Terry Borton, Charles Musser, Leonard Maltin, Anthony Slide
Crew: Jon Wilkman (Writer), Bill Haber (Executive Producer), Hadley Gwin (Production Director), Neal Brown (Cinematography), Sergio Palermo (Editor), Jon Wilkman (Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 01, 2010
Last Air date: Dec 13, 2010
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 7 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 4.70/10 by 6.00 users
Popularity: 0.9426
Language: English
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