1. I feel that movies of the Depression era (and specifically musicals) were escapist, trying to lift the moods and energy of the viewers even if only for a few minutes. They also presented a bright goal, some representation of a better / more glamorous / carefree way of life that was a possibility with just a little luck....
2. Work hard, develop your talents, and maybe, just maybe, you'll catch the eye of someone absurdly wealthy to rescue you. Be a good person, and that goodness will be rewarded somehow.
3. Not being very versed in the code or pre-code, I can only imagine that the product created had a certain modesty that it might not have had otherwise. She's fully dressed in her dressing room, and nobody sharing the dressing room with her is in their skivvies.
DAILY DOSE OF DELIGHT #1 (From The Great Ziegfeld)
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1. I feel that movies of the Depression era (and specifically musicals) were escapist, trying to lift the moods and energy of the viewers even if only for a few minutes. They also presented a bright goal, some representation of a better / more glamorous / carefree way of life that was a possibility with just a little luck....
2. Work hard, develop your talents, and maybe, just maybe, you'll catch the eye of someone absurdly wealthy to rescue you. Be a good person, and that goodness will be rewarded somehow.
3. Not being very versed in the code or pre-code, I can only imagine that the product created had a certain modesty that it might not have had otherwise. She's fully dressed in her dressing room, and nobody sharing the dressing room with her is in their skivvies.