United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Street, 33.798452, -84.3910732Hartsfield, William Berry, 1890-19711939This film contains footage of events in Atlanta, Georgia leading up to the premiere of the motion picture Gone With the Wind. The first several minutes of the film captures the arrival of the principal actors and studio executives as they disembark at Atlanta Municipal Airport and proceed down the streets of Atlanta. There are many close-up shots of principal actors including Olivia De Havilland, Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Ona Munson, and Laura Hope Crews. The director, David O. Selznick, is pictured along with Carole Lombard, wife of Clark Gable, and Laurence Olivier, companion of Vivien Leigh. The next several minutes capture the ball hosted by the Atlanta Junior League. The film shows guests arriving, some in Civil War period costume, and dancing to music by a live band. The final minutes of the film capture some of the principal actors touring the Cyclorama, the site of the Battle of Peachtree Creek, and a residential area as well as the arrival of guests for the movie premiere.William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) served as Mayor of Atlanta 1937-1962. He served on the Atlanta City Council from 1923-1928 and represented Fulton County in the state legislature. Hartsfield was Mayor of Atlanta in 1939 when the city hosted the premiere of Gone With the Wind, the movie based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh). The film Gone With the Wind, based on the novel by Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), premiered in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 15, 1939.video/mp4VIS 194.001.001engJames G Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry RD, Atlanta GA 30305http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/William Hartsfield Gone With the Wind Premiere FilmActresses--California--HollywoodActresses--Georgia--AtlantaActorsActors--California--Los AngelesAudiences--Georgia--AtlantaAirport terminals--Georgia--AtlantaAirports--Georgia--AtlantaCrowds--Georgia--AtlantaEntertainment--Georgia--AtlantaEntertainers--California--Los AngelesEntertainers--Georgia--AtlantaMotion picturesMotorcades--Georgia--AtlantaParades & processions--Georgia--AtlantaNeighborhoods--Georgia--AtlantaLoew's Grand Theater (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta Cyclorama (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta Municipal Auditorium (Atlanta, Ga.)Atlanta Municipal Airport (Atlanta, Ga.)Eastern Air LinesWilliam Hartsfield Gone With the Wind Premiere FilmMovingImage