Gone with the Wind
1939 film by Victor Fleming · Released 1939
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American epic historical romance film adapted from the 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. It was produced by David O. Selznick of Selznick International Pictures and directed by Victor Fleming. Set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, the film tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh), the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation owner, following her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes (Leslie Howard), who is married to his cousin Melanie Hamilton (Olivia de Havilland), and her subsequent marriage to Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). The production was troubled.
Cast ages when filming began (January 26, 1939)
- Clark Gable, as Rhett Butler: 37
- Vivien Leigh, as Scarlett O'Hara: 25
- Leslie Howard, as Ashley Wilkes: 45
- Olivia de Havilland, as Melanie Hamilton: 22
- Hattie McDaniel, as Mammy: 45
- Butterfly McQueen, as Prissy: 28
- Thomas Mitchell, as Gerald O'Hara: 46
- Barbara O'Neil, as Ellen Robillard: 28
- Laura Hope Crews, as Aunt "Pittypat" Hamilton: 59
- Ona Munson, as Belle Watling: 35
- Harry Davenport, as Dr. Meade: 73
- Victor Jory, as Jonas Wilkerson: 36
- Alicia Rhett, as India Wilkes: 23
- George Reeves, as Stuart Tarleton: 25
- Fred Crane, as Brent Tarleton: 20
- Evelyn Keyes, as Suellen O'Hara: 22
- Ann Rutherford, as Carreen O'Hara: 21
- Rand Brooks, as Charles Hamilton: 20
- Jane Darwell, as Mrs: 59
- Paul Hurst, as the Yankee deserter: 50
- Ward Bond, as Tom: 35
- J. M. Kerrigan, as Johnny Gallagher: 54
- Oscar Polk, as Pork: 39
- Carroll Nye, as Frank Kennedy: 37
- Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, as Uncle Peter: 33
- Mary Anderson, as Maybelle Merriwether: 20
- Cliff Edwards, as the reminiscent soldier: 43
- Yakima Canutt, as the renegade: 43
- Cammie King, as Bonnie Blue Butler: 4