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Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Judy Garland and Bert Lahr in the 1939 film, 'The Wizard of Oz'.
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Saturday Cinema

1939: A Year to Remember

1939: A Year to Remember

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This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, explores what is still considered one of the greatest years in American film history with a look at the outstanding films of 1939 including Stagecoach, The Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights and more. Listen now and check out the playlist below!

Playlist

Gone with the Wind: Tara Theme
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Aisle Seat (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:41

Juarez: Carlotta's Theme
Erich Korngold (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:52

Dark Victory: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:25

The Wizard of Oz: Concert Suite
Harold Arlen (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:52

Stagecoach: Narrative for Orchestra
Richard Hageman (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:38

Wuthering Heights: Cathy's Theme
Alfred Newman (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Itzhak Perlman, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 3:41

Of Mice and Men: Barley Wagons
Aaron Copland (Composer)
Elgar Howarth (Conductor)
Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits (Album)
London Sinfonietta (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:14

Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Suite II: The Queen
Erich Korngold (Composer)
Carl Davis (Conductor)
Elizabeth and Essex (Album)
Munich Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 13:12

Goodbye Mr. Chips: Theme
Richard Addinsell (Composer)
Kenneth Alwyn (Conductor)
British Light Music: Richard Addinsell (Album)
BBC Concert Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:19

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