> In this case we have two extremely popular classics from the 1930s, generally regarded as among the best films ever made. Just to beat a dead horse, the two

> In this case we have two extremely popular classics from the 1930s, generally regarded as among the best films ever made. Just to beat a dead horse, the two films you reference were from the same year; 1939, the best year Hollywood ever had. Ever. Other films of that year included Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Wizard of Oz, Ninotchka, Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stagecoach, Of Mice and Men, and Young Mr. Lincoln. It was the peak of the "studio system" and Hollywood never again came close to it in terms of the sheer quantity of quality that was produced that year.