Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which MGM did on June 3, 1938, from Sam Goldwyn for $75,000. Hits in 1939 included "The Wizard of Oz", "Boys Town" and "Gone with the Wind", starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Although "Gone With the Wind" was produced by Selznick International Pictures, it was distributed by MGM as part of a deal for producer David O. Selznick, Mayer's son-in-law, to obtain the services of Gable as well as financial assistance to complete the film. While "The Wizard of Oz" was a critical hit, the film took 20
Went with the Wind! Went with the Wind! "Went with the Wind!" is a comedy sketch featured on the eighth episode of the tenth season of "The Carol Burnett Show". It originally aired in the United States on CBS on November 13, 1976, and is a parody of the 1939 American historical drama film "Gone with the Wind". The sketch was written by two young writers, Rick Hawkins and Liz Sage. In 2009, "TV Guide" ranked the sketch #53 on its list of "Top 100 Episodes of All Time". Carol Burnett introduces the sketch saying: "Recently, nearly the entire nation spent a total of