If you are a fan of movies from Hollywood’s golden era and/or a regular watcher of TCM (which amounts to pretty much the same thing, doesn’t it?) then chances are good that among your personal list of Top Ten Favorite Movies Of All Time at least one of them came out in 1939. That’s because in the late 1930s, Hollywood was on an unstoppable roll. Many of the most creative people to have ever worked in film were operating at the top of their game, and collectively, they were producing movies that enthusiasts like us could (and do) watch again and again.
Among those movies might be:
As it happens (full disclosure: it’s no coincidence) these six movies are mentioned in my newest novel which is now available for sale:
SELZNICK’S GIRL FRIDAY
A Novel of 1939 Hollywood
by Martin Turnbull
Book 1 in the Hollywood’s Greatest Year trilogy
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Polly Maddox lives under the sheltering wing of Santa Catalina Island, her world as small and idyllic as the isolated cove where her father ran a not-so-secret moonshine operation during Prohibition. But when he’s accused of a startling crime and goes on the lam, Polly’s life capsizes, leaving her with little choice but to flee toward the gleaming mirage of 1939 Los Angeles.
Armed only with lightning-fast fingers and a sharp wit, Polly talks her way into the executive suite of demanding, brilliant movie producer, David O. Selznick, as he labors over his most ambitious project: a film the rest of Hollywood scornfully dismisses as “Selznick’s Folly.”
As Polly gets swept into the chaos of filming “Gone with the Wind,” she realizes Selznick may hold a clue to where she might find her father—but does he have murky motives of his own? Undaunted, Polly’s battle to clear her father’s name thrusts her directly into the path of a ruthless insider—and he plays for keeps. Polly must outmaneuver his insidious ploys in a town where favors and fraud reign hand-in-hand.
From the author of the Garden of Allah novels comes book one in the Hollywood’s Greatest Year trilogy. This delightfully nostalgic yet gripping tale promises to transport you to a time when movies were larger than life and Hollywood was reaching its golden zenith.
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Pick up a copy of Selznick’s Girl Friday in your favorite format from your preferred retailer:
Audiobook: COMING SOON!
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ALSO BY MARTIN TURNBULL:
The Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels
Book 1 – The Garden on Sunset
Book 2 – The Trouble with Scarlett
Book 3 – Citizen Hollywood
Book 4 – Searchlights and Shadows
Book 5 – Reds in the Beds
Book 6 – Twisted Boulevard
Book 7 – Tinseltown Confidential
Book 8 – City of Myths
Book 9 – Closing Credits
Chasing Salomé: a novel of 1920s Hollywood
The Heart of the Lion: a novel of Irving Thalberg’s Hollywood
The Hollywood Home Front trilogy:
Book 1 – All the Gin Joints
Book 2 – Thank Your Lucky Stars
Book 3 – You Must Remember This
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Ordered! Arrives Monday. Can’t wait!
Thanks Bill! I hope you enjoy it!