Episode
The Movies: The Golden Age
Overview
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Hollywood studios create the most iconic and beloved films of all time, and America falls in love with the movies as stars like Bogie, Brando and Marilyn became icons.
Details
- Series
- The Movies
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2019-08-11
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
The Golden Age is Episode 6 in Miniseries of The Movies. It aired on 2019-08-11. The runtime is 80 min.
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