Name: Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)
Released: 2010-12-06

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

S1 · E6 — Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)

S1:E6 · Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)

Episodes

7 episodes in this season

Peepshow Pioneers (1888-1907)

60 min

The Birth of Hollywood (1907-1920)

60 min

The Dream Merchants (1920-1928)

60 min

Brother, Can You Spare A Dream? (1929-1941)

60 min

Warriors and Peacemakers (1941-1950)

60 min

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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

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20101h5.4

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Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Dec 6, 2010

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.

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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

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20101h5.4

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Attack of the Small Screens (1950-1960)

Season 1 · Episode 6 · Dec 6, 2010

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