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Who starred in gangster movies such as Public Enemy?
James Cagney
What tracked the stars' personal and professional lives?
Glossy fan magazines.
Where did the artist paint murals?
Public buildings across the nation.
When did nearly ⅔ of all Americans attend one movie a week.
1939
How did entertainment become a big business during the 1930s?
large radio networks such as NBC and CBS were broadcasting giants while a cluster of film companies including MGM warner brothers 20th century for and paramount dominated the silver screen.
Who was the author of the Grapes of Wrath and of Mice and Men and wrote works that focused on struggles of America’s poor and working class?
John Steinbeck
What form of entertainment had great success that competed with the movie industry?
radio
Where was Lillian Hellman a play writer from?
New Orleans
When did millions of Americans turn into a drama called the war of the worlds directed by Orson Welles?
October 30,1938
Why were many of Frank Capra’s films so popular with many Americans?
Characters in his films were everyday people who overcame the forces of everyday struggles
Who were the actors who played in Gone with the Wind?
(Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh)
What was the name of the first movie made in color?
Wizard of Oz
In the book “The Grapes of Wrath,” where were the Joads from?
Oklahoma
When did James Cagney portray in FBI agent who Captured the bad guys in G-Men
1935
How did radios increase in popularity?
(entertainment and information)
Who was the most popular vocalist of the era?
Bing Crosby
What was the name of the colorful movie that Walt Disney made that little kids marveled at.
Snow white and the 7 dwarves
Where did Florence Owens Thompson settle, where she raised her 10 children?
California
When did Clifford Odets, who was another dramatist who achieved prominence with his play Waiting for Lefty?
1930's
How long did the Lone Ranger radio series run for?
20 years
Who was the director that pushed for films about hardships and America’s struggle?
Frank Capra
What were popular genres that big movie studios turned out to be?
musicals , romantic comedies, and gangster films.
In the book “The Grapes of Wrath,” where were the Joads going to?
California
In what decade did the government set a precedent for further federal funding of the arts and humanities after the depression.
1960's
How did films reflect the public's distrust of big business and government?
gangster movies were very popular. These films showed a declining faith in government and law enforcement with characters turning to crime to survive.
Who was the famous FSA photographer who took the migrant mother picture?
Dorthea Lange
What was the name of the first comic book?
Superman
Where did musicians and actors stage performances that were often free to the public?
Federally funded theaters
When did the Lone Ranger begin as a radio show and ran for more than 20 years?
1933
Why did artists paint huge dramatic murals on public buildings?
They celebrated the accomplishments of the workers who helped build the nation.
Who was the American blues musician known as “Leadbelly”?
(Huddie ledbetter)
What was the name of the movie about the civil war epoch?
Gone with the wind
Where was the mural in the Coit Tower located? (What City)
San Francisco
When was the most famous novel the Grapes of Wrath published
1930's
How did the federal art project help the economy?
the WPA that hired unemployed artists to create art works in public spaces.
Who was one of the famous dancers in Top Hat?
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
What was the thrilling radio program that had it's haunting opening line “who knows that evil lurks in the hearts of men?”
The Shadow
Where were Latin Bands during the Great Depression prominently featured on?
In films and on the radio
By when did 2 out of 3 homes in America own a radio?
1935
How did federal photographers benefit from the Federal arts program?
The government funded the push out images of farm life to city people.
Who was the congressman that described the federal writers and theater projects as a “hot bed for communists”?
(J. Parnell Thomas)
What was the name of the movie that teens and young adults flocked to for a good scare?
Frankenstein.
Where did many Americans go during the great depression for entertainment?
the movies
When was the first successful superhero comic published
1938
How did comics like Superman and Flash Gordon inspire ordinary citizens?
super man reassured Americans that ordinary citizens could overcome evil.
Who was the writer who wrote several of the plays featuring strong roles of women?
Lillian Hellman
What is the name of the project that gave a variety of jobs for artists?
Federal Arts project
Where did artists go to find jobs?
Federal art projects
When did many films begin to reflect the public's distrust of bug business and government?
Early 1930's
Why did some members of Congress warn of the negative impact from the Federal Art, Writers’ and Theatre programs?
Because they feared that they promoted radical values