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2007-06-28 05:26:55 · 3 answers · asked by stay stoked 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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TURN OF THE CENTURY (Year of film):
America, America (1963): immigration, dir.
Elia Kazan's uncle
Daughters of the Dust (1991): African
American Gullah community at a
crossroads
Eight Men Out (1988): Black Sox scandal
Gentleman Jim (1942): James J. Corbett,
boxer
The Great White Hope (1970): African
American boxer Jack Johnson
The Great Ziegfeld (1936): Entertainment
producer
Hungry Hearts (1922): Anzie Yesierska,
immigrant
Jim Thorpe, All American (1951)
Lillian Russell (1940): musical star
San Francisco (1936): earthquake
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969):
Manhunt for Native American
The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978): Wright
Brothers
The Big Parade (1925): Laurence Stallings,
wounded at Belleau Wood
Captain Eddie (1945): pilot Eddie
Rickenbacker
The Fighting 69th (1940): Irish infantry
group
Lafayette Escadrille (1958): air squadron
Sergeant York (1941): hero Alvin York
Wings (1927): airbattle of St. Mihiela

2007-06-28 05:42:53 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 0 0

An interesting period, but not one with a lot of films set in.

Here are a few that come to mind:

A River Runs Through It (1918-1930's)
Legends of the Fall (1916-1920's)
Titanic (1912)
Sergeant York (1914-1918)
Eight Men Out (1919)
Big Jake (1909)
Flyboys (1916-1918)

Good Luck

2007-06-28 12:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by Dan M 5 · 0 0

try Avalon and Ragtime as well as The Scott Joplin Story starring Billy Dee Williams. Also, the Color Purple.

2007-06-28 12:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Vandat 3 · 0 0

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