Moviola: The Scarlett O'Hara War
| The Scarlett O'Hara War | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Garson Kanin (novel) William Hanley (teleplay) |
| Directed by | John Erman |
| Starring |
Tony Curtis Bill Macy |
| Theme music composer | Walter Scharf |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Jacqueline Babbin Norman Chandler Fox (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Gayne Rescher |
| Editor(s) | Richard Bracken |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
David Wolper-Stan Margulies Productions Warner Bros. Television (in association with) |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | May 19, 1980 |
The Scarlett O'Hara War is a 1980 television film directed by John Erman. It is based on the novel Moviola by Garson Kanin. The film is set against the backdrop of late 1930s Hollywood as the search for Scarlett O'Hara begins to unfold.
In 1936, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind is published and it is an instant nationwide sensation. As all things in Hollywood go, the movie rights are up for grabs and every studio in Hollywood wants it. While having lunch at the MGM dining room, Louis B. Mayer is talking to his son-in-law David O. Selznick about the film rights. In time, Selznick establishes his own production company, Selznick International Pictures, and wants his studio to have a film that will cement both its fame and his as well.
Back at MGM, Joan Crawford is negotiating the idea of her portraying the acclaimed heroine, even getting Selznick to come back to her place to spend the night to "seal the deal." However, other actresses must be tested in order to expand possibilities. One of the first to do this is Paulette Goddard and her screen test is the most praised out of them all. Tallulah Bankhead comes down from New York City and auditions for the role and although she herself is a Southerner who could easily play the part, Selznick decides to give her more tests and seek other candidates. But when Louella Parsons gets wind of this, she misinforms her radio audience that Tallulah has gotten the part, thanks to the influential power of her father William Brockman Bankhead, who at the time was the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. When this is announced, Joan Crawford throws her radio at a mirror and Paulette makes a beeline to the study of her lover, Charles Chaplin, announcing that Tallulah has gotten the part.
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