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Gone with the Wind – Makeup and Wardrobe Tests (2020)

Screen tests, 35mm nitrate: some black and white, some Technicolor, with sound or silent— and over 300 prints in the collection

Screen tests shot mid January 1939 in Technicolor to assess hairstyles, makeup, and costumes for final and semi-final cast members. Stars featured in the final film are Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, and Evelyn Keyes; the four who were not cast include Margaret Tallichet, Georgiana Young, Leatrice Joy Gilbert and Edythe Marrener (later known as Susan Hayward). Commentary and film prints courtesy of the George Eastman Museum.

Release: 2020-05-21
Runtime: 18 min
Cast
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Caroline Yeager
Self - Presenter
Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Self (archive footage)
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Self (archive footage)
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
Self (archive footage)
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard
Self (archive footage)
Evelyn Keyes
Evelyn Keyes
Self (archive footage)
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Self (archive footage)
Margaret Tallichet
Margaret Tallichet
Self (archive footage)
Georgiana Young
Georgiana Young
Self (archive footage)