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Hollywood in 1949

Location shooting and changing audience habits begin nudging Hollywood away from older production assumptions.

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1949 · Drama

The Heiress

Clift’s charm becomes dangerously ambiguous in Wyler’s adaptation of Washington Square.

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1949 · Musical

On the Town

Three sailors race through New York during a 24-hour shore leave in an unusually location-rich MGM musical.

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