20th Century Fox - The First 50 Years [DVD]

I recorded this back in the 90's on VHS. 20th Century Fox was on the brink of bankruptcy.

I purchased this DVD for two reasons: 1.) because I'm a big fan of the films of Twentieth Century Fox from the 1930s and 2.) I teach a scenic art class that focuses on painting scenery for film and television production. The DVD has many behind the scenes footage of a working film studio from that era - everything from the carpentry shops to the wardrobe department to the commissary. Since part of my classes features a short history lesson of the film studios of that era, this footage is extremely helpful in demonstrating what it was like to work in a film studio back then. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who has an interest in the workings of a major film studio during the Studio Era. It also has many clips from Fox films that have never seen the light of day on VHS or DVD.

Interesting if you don’t know much about Hollywood or 20th Century Fox. But I’ve watched a lot of films and know a decent amount of info about actors and actresses, so I didn’t learn much from this documentary. However, it was still fun to see clips from some of my favorite movies. Worth a watch once, but don’t waste your money purchasing it.

Not being familair with the history of 20th Century Fox, this was a great way to learn A LOT about the ups and down of the studio. One of the added bonus videos was pretty neat - the presentation to the Board members back in the 40's. It showed off areas of the studio and the "stars" of that time - many I thought "who's that?" A great overall collection for film buffs wanting to learn about the Fox studios.

This DVD shows some of the great movies from the Fox Studios over the years. It's a great way for younger (students people to learn of the great movies put out by this studio. It would be nice to see a few more of the titles released on DVD like Runaway Bus, Harry Black and the Tiger, Adventures of Haaji Baba, King of the Khyber Rifles and many more. Come on FOX let's see them.

This is a fascinating bio of one of America's most fascinating founding fathers. Franklin was extremely talented and a diplomat "par excellence". The bio makes you wish we had him around today.Bill

This Fox Studio revue is one of the best...They cover all of the vast collection ofproduction that Fox Studio turned out intheir first 50 years... Its almost like atime machine, and gives you the feel of oldHollywood... Along with the struggles andsuccess of a great studio... The wholestory of how it began... Old movie junkieswill love this!!

Good history. People should stay in touch with film history and this was a good way to do it.20th Century Fox was and still is a good story.

As movie studio documentaries go this one is a little shorter than most. And yet it manages to cover the highlights quite nicely. Incorporarting many old film clips and footage of the studio lot makes this a nice purchase

A history of the studio in picture and sound , better than reading a book . Well worth buying .

Thank you.

A very entertaining dvd. Purchased from usa. swift delivery. Needs multi-region dvd player. film buffs will love this.