1. H OW DID THE G REAT D EPRESSION & THE N EW D EAL INFLUENCE MOTION PICTURES & R ADIO ? W HAT WERE THE CULTURAL EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN FILM ? H OW DID FDR USE RADIO DURING HIS PRESIDENCY ? Joyce Ren, Tamae Sugiura, Victoria Balden, Ligia Lionide

2. M OVIES ARE A H IT Wacky comedies, lavish musicals, tender love stories, tough gangster films=compete for attention of movie going public Hollywood actors help launch new era of glamour & sophistication Escape from hard realities of Depression, wealth, romance & good times. Gone with the Wind Sweeping drama about life among southern plantation owners during the civil war Stars- Clark Gable Flying Down to Rio (1933)-romantic comedy Gold Diggers of 1933-American Dream The Wizard of Oz Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

3. C OMEDIES AND H EROES E NTERTAIN Most famous comedies = the Marx Brothers Capture zany humor Movies combined escapist appeal with more realistic plots and settings Truer sense of Depression America Most popular movies=gangster films=Urban America Little Caesar (1930) The Public Enemy (1931) (positive) social and political accomplishments of New Deal Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Kindhearted win against greedy Frank Capra

4. R ADIO E NTERTAINS Almost every home had a radio Families gather spent several hours a day to listen to their favorite programs President Roosevelt chose radio for his “fireside chats” Radio programs offered: news, comedies, dramas, soap operas, & children’s shows Soap operas aired early in the afternoon sponsored by soap companies The Guiding Light Children programs aired late in the afternoon The Lone Ranger Homemakers were the prime audience for soap operas Gave them imagination while doing housework

5. N ETWORKS P ROVIDE G REAT D RAMA & C OMEDY Radio networks = dramas and variety programs. Featured stars Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Orson Welles. Orson Welles created the radio broadcast “The War of the Worlds.” later directed movie classics “Citizen Kane” “A Touch of Evil”.

6. K EY W ORDS 1. Gone with the Wind Sweeping drama about life among southern plantation owners during the civil war 2. FDR President Roosevelt chose radio for his “fireside chats” Fireside chat= explanation of his New Deal 3. Orson Welles created the radio broadcast “The War of the Worlds.”

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10. Q UESTIONS 1. What are the 3 genres of entertainment 2. What did “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” and “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” portray?

11. A NSWERS 1. What are the 3 genres of entertainment gangster films, comedies, "real life" dramas, soap operas, children's shows, news 2. What did “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” and “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” portray? positive influence of the New Deal (specifically socially and politically)