Discover unknown facts behind Gone with the Wind

[post_page_title]Premiere pandemonium [/post_page_title]
In a true reflection of the film’s wild popularity, the premiere proved to be a grand spectacle. Over 300,000 people flocked to the streets of Atlanta in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the movie’s stars. The governor of Georgia, declared the day, December 15, a state holiday. A parade of limousines transported the stars to Loew’s Grand Theater and the star-studded evening would also include a lavish costume ball. American President Jimmy Carter called the affair “the biggest event to happen in the South in my lifetime.”