The Worthy Boys breeze into part one of the classics, “Gone With The Wind”; one of classic Hollywood’s Crown Jewels is an epic tale starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Hattie McDaniel, and Olivia de Havilland. In this episode of Worthy, Ben, and Jon thoroughly discuss the glorified racism of the Antebellum South and how crucial it is to view this film through many lenses.

This conversation in the first part of “Gone With The Wind” covers the advancement of Technicolor film, the journey to find Scarlett O’Hara, and how the film’s producer David O. Selznick was the true creative force behind the film. Splitting our conversation into two parts was a difficult decision but it felt appropriate due to the popularity and public knowledge of the 1939 Best Picture Winner.

Onto the second half of the 1939 classic, “Gone With The Wind''. The fallout of events from the first half of the film and how the main characters adapt to their changing landscape is the focus of this episode. The behind-the-scenes aspect of the film’s director carousel is important to understand the differences between each half of “Gone With The Wind”.

In Part 2, we cover Scarlett O’Hara’s perseverance through life, the dramatic moments throughout the second half, and how the 12th Academy Awards played out that year.

We also discuss the changes in the Academy Awards and the adoption of the popular nickname “The Oscars”. Splitting our conversation into two parts was a difficult decision but it felt appropriate due to the popularity and public knowledge of the 1939 Best Picture Winner.