![]() ![]() "Wuthering Heights" won the Academy Award for 'Best Cinematography, Black and White' it was nominated for a further seven awards, including 'Best Picture'. As of March, 2010, "Agnes Grey" has not been the basis for a film, although the BBC did produce a radio adaptation. "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" was adapted for television in 1968 and again in 1996. "Jane Eyre" (1945) starred Orson Wells as Rochester and Joan Fontaine as Jane Eyre other versions were released in 1910 (twice) 1914 (two of them again!), 1915, 1921, 1934, 1961, 19, along with numerous television productions. "Wuthering Heights" (1939), starring Merle Oberon as Cathy and Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff, is probably the most famous adaptation for the screen of Emily Bronte's novel about the pair of doomed lovers, but it is not the only one - other versions were released in 1920, 19 (as well as a number of televised versions). "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre" and "Agnes Grey" were all published in 1847, after the unsuccessful publication of a book of poetry the previous year, in which the sisters used the pseudonyms of Ellis, Currer and Acton Bell. "Ninotchka" was nominated for four Academy Awards, including 'Best Picture', but did not win any in the year's fierce competition.įrom Quiz: It Was the Best of Movie Times - 1939 With a screenplay by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, the film was based on the book "Ninotchka" by Melchior Lengyel, and itself became the source for the 1957 film "Silk Stockings" starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. "Ninotchka" was one of the first American films to criticize the Stalinist Soviet Union, as the title character discovers that life in 'decadent' Paris is much more attractive than the one to which she is supposed to be returning after completing the jewelry deal which is at the core of the film's plot. "Ninotchka" was intended to make a similar transition to the more popular lightweight films being produced, and was given the publicity slogan 'Garbo Laughs' (although she had several lighthearted scenes in "Queen Christina" (1933), that was not the tenor of most of her previous work). She successfully made the transition from silent star to talkies in "Anna Christie" (1930) which was billed with the slogan 'Garbo Talks'. Greta Lovisa Gustafsson is known for her serious roles, and her reclusive approach to the press, unlike most Hollywood stars of the time. The explorer in the film was played by British actor C Aubrey Smith, who, prior to his acting career, was a professional fast bowler for the Sussex cricket team.įrom Quiz: Marvellous Movies of the 1930s He was not the first actor to play Tarzan but even today is the best known one, although there have been many portrayals of Edgar Rice Burroughs' character over the years. He also won 52 US National Championships and set 67 world records, a rather impressive record even by today's standards. ![]() The Olympic medallist was Johnny Weissmuller, who had won gold medals for freestyle swimming and one bronze in the 19 Olympic Games. After a brief spell back in Britain, he decides to return to the jungle with his 'mate', Jane. He is discovered by the explorer, who then finds that Tarzan is actually of the British aristocracy. The film centred around 'Tarzan', an orphan who lost his parents in the jungle and was subsequently brought up by apes. ![]()
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