This movie symbolizes what that decade was all about:
-stiff upper lip in adversity
-laugh at yourself even when facing hardship
-marriage is a sacred thing(walls of Jericho)
-always hopeful through tough times(who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf)
-social cohesion & spirit(bus sing-a-long:man on the flying trapeze)
-lack of class warfare(witness Today)
-grit,determination and willpower was the order of the Day(moxie)!
It is very good but not the best of the '30s. It isn't even the best Clark Gable of the '30s.
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I did sixty in five minutes once...
I'm sure that you know what they say about opinions.
Actually, from looking at your list of ' favorite films ', my opinion is that you aren't even remotely qualified to have an opinion like that.
There is a difference between best and favorites. And besides, you think this is better than Gone with the wind?
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I did sixty in five minutes once...
-lack of class warfare(witness Today)
Compared to the shamelessness and socialism of today, the 30's can't hold a
candlestick when it comes to class warfare;
in fact, folk strove to aspire to succeed materially and be rich.