Film Historian Answers Old Hollywood Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Film historian Tony Maietta joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the old days of Hollywood and the U.S. film industry. When did the "golden age" of Hollywood begin and end? Why is the US film industry based mostly in Los Angeles? When were the first Oscars? Why was Marilyn Monroe such a transcendent star? What impact did Charlie Chaplin have on the art of film? Did silent film stars bother to learn their lines? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Old Hollywood Support. More with Tony Maietta at https://tony-maietta.com/ 0:00 Old Hollywood 0:13 I’m ready for my close up… 0:58 Why Los Angeles? 2:31 Let the golden age begin 4:23 “Owning” actors 5:09 The Mid-Atlantic Accent 6:09 What is so legendary about Marilyn Monroe? 7:43 Elizabeth Taylor 8:53 Decline of the Hollywood musical 10:02 Gone With The Wind 10:47 We’re here for that salacious gossip 12:24 Academy Awards: Origins 13:22 Natalie Wood 14:34 Gay and Bi stars in the 50's and 60's 15:41 Singin’ In The Rain was about this wasn’t it 17:07 Teenage Judy Garland’s Smoking 18:04 Shirley Temple 18:38 When did the old Hollywood system go away? 19:57 A black and white film hot take 20:44 The first films in their genre 22:14 Charlie Chaplin: Giant 23:26 Did silent film stars bother to learn their lines? 24:08 Citizen Kane Director: Jackie Phillips Director of Photography: Grant Bell Editor: Alex Mechanik Expert: Tony Maietta Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunst Sound Mixer: Paul Cornett Production Assistant: Abigayle Devine Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Additional Editor: Jason Malizia; Samantha DiVito Assistant Editor: Billy Ward Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.