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The Golden Age of Hollywood Crossword Puzzle

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This period in American filmmaking (late 1910s to the early 1960s) saw the major studios (MGM, Paramount, Fox, Warner Bros. and RKO) controlling every facet of movie production. Some significant aspects of this time are explored in this puzzle, written for Phoenix Rising's 2022 World Tour. Enjoy!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Professional pursuits, vocations: Hollywood provided many
      5. 1956 Marilyn Monroe film (3,4) distributed by 20th Century Fox
      9. Laws protecting trade and commerce from unfair business practices; US v. Paramount Pictures (1948)
      10. Director Welles whose "Citizen Kane" (1941) is considered by many to be the greatest film ever made
      11. Film on a movie set
      12. By and large (2,3,4)
      13. Lures, as Hollywood did to many
      15. Major film 4D during the golden age: "The ____" (3,4)
      17. Essential moviemaking equipment
      19. Silent era process for adding colour to black-and-white film by soaking it in dye
      21. Means of communication important in silent era films (9 or 3-6)
      23. Hollywood A-listers
      25. Part of MGM
      26. Warner Bros. 1937 biopic about 19th century French novelist and critic: "The Life of ____" (5,4)
      27. Most forlorn
      28. Scheduled movie screening

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      1. Articles in contracts
      2. Aspect ____: relationship of film's width to its height; underwent many changes in the golden era
      3. Station wagon, to a Brit (6,3)
      4. Hollywood powerhouses during the golden era
      5. Speakeasy's distilling locale
      6. Movie music
      7. Italian conductor Arturo ____ (1867-1957), first music director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra
      8. Atonement for sins
      14. Prevailed, as 15A did during the golden age
      16. Mobsters who were portrayed in a positive light in Hollywood's Pre-Code era (1929-1934)
      17. Movie theatres
      18. Topic or theme of a movie
      19. 1920s Hollywood film innovation beginning with "The Jazz Singer" (plural)
      20. Major utility pipe (3,4)
      22. Bring to mind
      24. Garlic mayonnaise