Major Figures of Studio Era
Josef von Sternberg – (1894-1969) stylist who sought to fill dead space between camera and subject.
1927 Underworld
1930 The Blue Angel with Marlene Dietrich
1932 Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus
1934 The Scarlet Empress
John Ford – (1895-1973) In 125 films, emphasized honor, loyalty, discipline and courage.
1935 Informer
1939 Stagecoach revived Western genre
1940 The Grapes of Wrath
1941 How Green Was My Valley
1956 The Searchers
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