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To learn more about Hollywood’s representation of the Great War, watch:

• The Big Parade (1925) dir. King Vidor
• What Price Glory? (1926) dir. Raoul Walsh
• Hell’s Angels (1930) dir. Howard Hughes
• The Dawn Patrol (1930) dir. Howard Hawks

This episode was written using the following references:

• Balio, T. (1993). Grand design : Hollywood as a modern business enterprise, 1930-1939. New York: Scribner.
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• Fenin, G., & Everson, W. (1962). The Western, from silents to cinerama. New York: Orion Press.
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To see more prestige picture and their portrayals of American history, watch:

• The Conquerors (1932) dir. William Wellman
• Looking Forward (1933) dir. Clarence Brown
• Show Boat (1936) dir. James Whale
• The Grapes of Wrath (1940) dir. John Ford

This episode was written using the following references:

• Balio, T. (2012). Selling Stars: The Economic Imperative. In Neale, S. (ed.), The classical Hollywood reader (pp. 209-225). London: Routledge.
• Barrios, R. (1995). A song in the dark : the birth of the musical film. New York;: Oxford University Press.
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To see more examples of Irving Thalber's work at MGM, watch:

• Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) dirs. Fred Niblo and B. Reeves Easton
• The Divorcee (1930) dir. Robert Z. Leonard
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) dir. Sidney Franklin
• China Seas (1935) dir. Tay Garnett
• The Good Earth (1937) dir. Sidney Franklin