"Frankly, My Dear"... is 70!
Film buffs generally agree more great films were released in 1939 than any other year. It's hard to believe Gone with the Wind is 70 years old--every few years I watch it again and am always amazed at how well-written, well-acted and quotable this movie is. Other great films of '39 include John Ford's classic western Stagecoach, Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Jimmy Stewart, Only Angels Have Wings with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame--to name just a few. The great character actor, Thomas Mitchell, best known for his role as Scarlett O'Hara's father in Gone with the Wind also appeared in all the other movies mentioned. He was also the first actor to win the big three: Oscar, Tony and Emmy.