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America In The 1930's -- On Film
From the University of Virginia American Studies Program.
Classic Film and Television
Run by Michael E. Grost, a film enthusiast who lives near Detroit, Michigan, this site has extensive articles about the innovative moviemakers behind some of the world's greatest films. A Last Link "thumbs up" for great site design -- we like its style.
Classic Movies
With nearly 1000 pages, Brad Lang's Classic Movies site is a phenomenal source for information about classic movies, movie stars, directors, and all that is loved about the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Greatest Films - Classic Films
From deep inside Tim Dirks' excellent site is this guide to the films he calls classics. Each film he lists gets an extensive in-depth analysis -- you'll be here for hours.
Modern Times
Michael Mill's wonderful site covers everything and everyone -- from Edward G. Robinson to Film Noir, Screwball Comedy and the Hollywood Ten. Highly recommended.
Open Directory - Movies: Genres: Classic
Brad Lang of Classic Movies edits this section of the most comprehensive human-edited directory of the web.
Reel Classics
Elizabeth (a modest gal with just one name) runs an exhaustive site devoted to cinema's golden age. Her site includes a news page for the latest about stars from the classic era of moviemaking.

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1939 Vintage
Stu Kobak of Filmsondisc argues that 1939 is the finest year of Hollywood movie making.
About.com's Classic Movies
Diana Saenger is your guide (but you have to navigate around the ads yourself).
Hollywood Thirties
Gary Jackson provides a concise overview of the decade that helped define classic cinema.
Classic Movie Favorites
Lynn Dougherty's collection of pages devoted to her favourite actors, actresses, directors and films of the classic era.
Movie Mirrors Guide To Films 1930-1942
Sanderson Beck's personal guide and philosophical assessements.
Turner Classic Movies
The popular broadcaster's site is more than just a listing of films -- there are extensive articles about, trailers for, and tributes to the great movies they show.

The Players

Classic Actresses
The unforgettable women from Hollywood's GoldenAage is the focus of this fine site run by a gal named Liz from New York City. There's also some men on the site.
Classic Images
Bob King from Muscatine, Iowa runs the online version of the magazine that began back in 1962. Parts of the site are a little shaky, but there's a wealth of good reading about the folks who made Hollywood great to be found at the Current Issue and Part Articles links.
Fabulous Forgotten Forties Femme Fatales
Steve Badger writes about (and has lots of great pictures of) ten suspense and film noir babes not to be forgotten.
Films Of The Golden Age
Sister site of Classic Images (above) and the same site conditions apply.
Images: A Journal of Film and Popular Culture -- Hollywood Stars Of The Early '30s
A look at James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford, and how the studios pushed them toward stardom.
Ravin' Maven of Classic Film
Julie Stowe's great selection of tributes to classic cinema stars.
Silver Screen Sirens
Doug Stickney's picture gallery of stars from the age when men were men and the women were something else.

Epic Films

All Movie Guide - Epic Films
Epics aren't always classic films and they are usually defined more by subject matter. They're also a lot longer.
Filmsite.Org - Epic & Historical Films
From deep inside Tim Dirks' excellent site is this guide to the films he calls classics. Each film he lists gets an extensive in-depth analysis -- the film will be over before you finish reading his articles.

Also Of Interest

Classic Movies Frequently Asked Questions
Answers for those in the pursuit of trivia.
History Of Technicolor
From the official Technicolor site.
The Tech Behind Technicolor
A Reel Classics article.
Technicolor
A brief history from Martin B. Hart's American Widescreen Museum.

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