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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5

Its producer stated on the record that "i for one have no desire to produce any anti-Negro film, In our picture I think we have to be awfully careful that the Negroes come out decidedly on the right…" 1. Its producer stated on the record that "i personally feel quite strongly that we should cut out the Klan entirely, [otherwise, the film] might come out as an unintentional advertisement for intoleran…" 2. NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is documented as involved through uncredited confirmed 3. The adaptation scores 88 of 100 for faithfulness to that source 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic 6.

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    Creator statementproducer: "I for one have no desire to produce any anti-Negro film. In our picture I think we have to be awfully careful that the Negroes come out decidedly on the right side of the ledger."David O. Selznick internal memo, documented in Newsweek and NPR reporting on the making of Gone with the Wind source ↗
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    Creator statementproducer: "I personally feel quite strongly that we should cut out the Klan entirely... [otherwise, the film] might come out as an unintentional advertisement for intolerant societies in these fascist-ridden ti…"David O. Selznick memo to Sidney Howard, January 1937, documented in Wikipedia and Emerging Civil War analysis source ↗
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    Advocacy orgNAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) involved via uncredited confirmed; evidence type confirmed_reporting.NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) (advocacy group) source ↗
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    FaithfulnessFaithfulness 88 of 100.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
9
Young Women
36
Older Men
64
Older Women
91
Faithfulness
88
Advocacy12
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
92
Black
43
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Source Material

Source material for this title, with author, type, publication year, and purchase link
TitleAuthorTypeYearPurchase link
Gone with the WindMargaret Mitchellnovel1936
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What Changed from the Source

The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.

Source faithfulness: 88/100

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Cast & Crew

Eric Stacey (director) · Ernest Haller (director)