"Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood" (2010) TV mini-series 2010-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

1 November 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

The history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.

Plot Keywords:

Filmmaking | Acting | Hollywood | Film History | Film Studio

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Christopher Plummer	...	Narrator (7 episodes, 2010)
Daniel Selznick	...	Himself - Grandson of Louis B. Mayer / ... (7 episodes, 2010)
Gregory Orr	...	Himself - Grandson of Jack Warner / ... (6 episodes, 2010)
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2010)
A. Scott Berg	...	Himself - Interviewee / ... (6 episodes, 2010)
Steven J. Ross	...	Himself - Film Historian (5 episodes, 2010)
Leonard Maltin	...	Himself / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Cari Beauchamp	...	Herself - Interviewee / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Richard D. Zanuck	...	Himself - Producer / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Robert Osborne	...	Himself / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Tony Maietta	...	Himself - Interviewee / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Jeffrey Vance	...	Himself - Interviewee / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Marc Norman	...	Himself - Screenwriter / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Donald Bogle	...	Himself - Interviewee / ... (5 episodes, 2010)
Thomas Schatz	...	Himself - Film Historian (4 episodes, 2010)
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Himself - Director, Film Historian / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Carla Laemmle	...	Herself - Niece of Carl Laemmle (4 episodes, 2010)
David Stenn	...	Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Bob Balaban	...	Director / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Jeanine Basinger	...	Herself - Interviewee / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Scott Eyman	...	Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Molly Haskell	...	Herself - Interviewee / ... (4 episodes, 2010)
Anthony Slide	...	Himself - Film Historian (3 episodes, 2010)
Marc Wanamaker	...	Himself - Film Historian and Photo Archivist / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
Gore Vidal	...	Himself - Author / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
Jim Zukor	...	Himself - Grandson of Adolph Zukor (3 episodes, 2010)
Andrew Bergman	...	Himself - Interviewee / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
Kathleen Sharp	...	Herself - Lew Wasserman Biographer / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
George Stevens Jr.	...	Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2010)
David Thomson	...	Himself - Film Historian / ... (3 episodes, 2010)

Series Writing credits
Jon Wilkman		(7 episodes, 2010)

Series Produced by
Stephon J. Litwinczuk	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 2010)
Jon Wilkman	....	producer (7 episodes, 2010)
Darroch Greer	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 2010)
Bill Haber	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Cinematography by
Neal Brown		(2 episodes, 2010)
Neil Smith		(2 episodes, 2010)

Series Film Editing by
Sergio Palermo		(2 episodes, 2010)

Series Production Management
Hadley Gwin	....	director of production: Turner Classic Movies / director of production (5 episodes, 2010)

Series Art Department
Kate Allen	....	graphics director - broadcast design (1 episode, 2010)
Brent Clark	....	graphics producer (1 episode, 2010)
Jin Lim	....	graphics art director (1 episode, 2010)
Debra Lowman	....	graphics senior SD animator (1 episode, 2010)
Paul Markowski	....	graphics senior art director (1 episode, 2010)
Butch Seibert	....	graphics senior compositor (1 episode, 2010)
Diane Simone	....	graphics executive producer (1 episode, 2010)

Series Sound Department
Bryan Parker	....	supervising sound editor (7 episodes, 2010)
Conner Moore	....	sound re-recording mixer (6 episodes, 2010)
Marc Hoppe	....	sound (2 episodes, 2010)
Dan Zimbaldi	....	sound (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Newman	....	lighting director (1 episode, 2010)
Kevin Powley	....	videographer (1 episode, 2010)

Series Editorial Department
Daniel Erickson	....	assistant editor (7 episodes, 2010)
Lisa Dare	....	post-production intern / post production intern (3 episodes, 2010)
Michael Pistello	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Music Department
Jim Rich	....	musicologist: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Other crew
Christopher L. Perez	....	clearance counsel (7 episodes, 2010)
Joan Cohen	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2010)
Amanda Dabbas	....	production assistant: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)
Jay Floyd	....	additional clearance (2 episodes, 2010)
Alexa Foreman	....	researcher: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)
Darcy Hettrich	....	talent consultant: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)
Matt Hirschfeld	....	production assistant: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)
Mary Catherine Lindsay	....	production assistant: Turner Classic Movies (2 episodes, 2010)
Nancy Randle	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2010)
Amy Schireson	....	researcher (2 episodes, 2010)
Adele Sparks	....	rights and clearance director (2 episodes, 2010)

Series Thanks
Peter Bart	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Becky Bodmer	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Deborah Borton	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Eileen Bowser	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Jeff Briggs	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Jose Campos	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Pola Changnon	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Barry Dagestino	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Diana Dal	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Deborah Hwang-Marriott	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
A.C. Lyles	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Jeffery Masino	....	special thanks: Flicker Alley (1 episode, 2010)
Larry McCallister	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Scott McGee	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Alison McMahan	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Matt Miller	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Dan Monro	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Tom Myers	....	special thanks: Fort Lee Film Commission (1 episode, 2010)
Maia Newley	....	grateful thanks (1 episode, 2010)
John Palmerton	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Christian Pierce	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)
Nancy Stewart	....	special thanks (1 episode, 2010)

Production Companies

• Ostar Productions (in association with)
• Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (produced by)

Distributors

• Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2010) (USA) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Ostar Productions

Quotes:

Himself - Narrator:Dress British, think yiddish.

pastiche of history....

This series shown during the holiday season on TCM has recently been re- broadcast. Narrated in part by the prolific Christopher Plummer, it gives one the sense of the origins, of film, the earlier Swanson and silent film era, and the later studio system, and then TV culture.

You will see many different episodes here, and the facts are well-delineated. The early silent films, with the candle light effects of the film "Queen Kelly" starring Gloria Swanson and produced by financier Joseph P.Kennedy (JFK's father.) This type of series is so very valuable when we see other networks offering serial tripe (Greg Kinnear as JFK on "Reelz" channel).

The era of the movie moguls, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, and his grandson, talking about the business.

We also see the era of the 1950's, Monroe, John Wayne, Jane Russell and the power of Howard Hughes at that time.

There are also some wonderful interviews with Carl Laemmle's niece who recalls the experience of working on "The Phantom of The Opera" ( an amazing original DVD collection now available). There remains an historical Laemmle theater on the Santa Monica promenade today.Visit it if you are in town.

Overall this is a wonderful series which delineates old Hollywood, the star system and many of the past actors who now only leave their indelible, yet fleeting presence. James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Billy Wilder, Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner.

How amazing those films were, and we know we shall not see a repetition of this history ever again, sadly, in American cinema. 10/10.