Victor Fleming Who is Victor Fleming? If you've only seen two films in your life, you've probably seen his greatest hits--The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind. Fleming's films helped shape the screen personas of Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Spencer Tracy. His movies were consistently successful at the box office and on Oscar night. Then why isn't his name as familiar as Orson Welles, John Ford, and Alfred Hitchcock?Film historians have …showed first 75 words of 916 total…

…showed last 75 words of 916 total…well written scripts and expert cinematography. Fleming was the hand that kept these talents in line without ever making his own presence overpowering. This is what the studio system was all about, invisible technology that never interferes with the illusion of motion pictures. Victor Fleming helped make the Dream Factory ethereal. Quietly and without calling attention to himself, he emerged as one of the great craftsmen of the Golden Age of film. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Internet