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Movies were popular during the depression because they helped people to enjoy something fun during hard times, and to take their minds off their difficulties. Movies provided escapism from the harsh realities of life during the Depression,
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∙ 12y agothey took the poor people's minds off of their negative lives so they could distract themselves with the happy endings and wonderful lives of movie characters.
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Why were movies so popular during the Depression?
For many people, movies brought some happiness during the general unhappiness of the Great Depression, a time when economic depression led to emotional depression. Movies remained cheerful, and people enjoyed them, often as a temporary escape from a depressing existence.
What types of radio programs were popular during the great depression?
During the Great Depression, comedies, dramas, and serial programs were very popular.
What purpose did movies and radios serve during the Great Depression?
Entertainment
Where there any celebrities during the Great Depression?
It depends what you mean by celebs but there were some extremely rich people during the great depression. The Vanderbilt's and some other families held more then 20% of America's money during the Great Depression. There were a few films during that era but radio stars still were much more popular because almost everyone had a radio and it was hard for people to go to the movies.
What were forms of entertainment during the Great Depression?
Board games, movies like musicals and escapist fare
Popular movies plays actors actresses during great depression?
Shirley Temple and Bill Robinson
What was the appeal of the movies and radio during the depression?
The music industry was almost destroyed by the Great Depression. But the popular music business was able to quickly rebound and became the second most popular form of entertainment during the Depression behind the movies. Both were popular because they were cheap entertainment and they helped take people's minds off their poor economic situation. The radio, which broadcast big band "gigs," news, comedy and drama, were as cheap as $10 and became depression-era Americans' favorite form of home entertainment. Movies were as cheap as 10 cents.
What was the appeal of movies and radios during the depression?
The music industry was almost destroyed by the Great Depression. But the popular music business was able to quickly rebound and became the second most popular form of entertainment during the Depression behind the movies. Both were popular because they were cheap entertainment and they helped take people's minds off their poor economic situation. The radio, which broadcast big band "gigs," news, comedy and drama, were as cheap as $10 and became depression-era Americans' favorite form of home entertainment. Movies were as cheap as 10 cents.
What was used for entertainment during the Great Depression?
movies and monopoly
What types of radio programs were popular during the great depression?
During the Great Depression, comedies, dramas, and serial programs were very popular.
Why were movies so popular during the Depression?
For many people, movies brought some happiness during the general unhappiness of the Great Depression, a time when economic depression led to emotional depression. Movies remained cheerful, and people enjoyed them, often as a temporary escape from a depressing existence.
What purpose did movies and radios serve during the Great Depression?
Entertainment
How did Depression Era movies affect Americans?
Depression era movies helped sustain national morale, and acted as a form of escapism during a troubled time.
What movies were popular during the World War 1?
By and large Movies do not exist in WW1. Not as a popular medium anyway.....
Where there any celebrities during the Great Depression?
It depends what you mean by celebs but there were some extremely rich people during the great depression. The Vanderbilt's and some other families held more then 20% of America's money during the Great Depression. There were a few films during that era but radio stars still were much more popular because almost everyone had a radio and it was hard for people to go to the movies.
What is the popular sport during the Great Depression time?
In the United States, Baseball was the most popular sport in the years of the great depression (1929-194?).
What popular board game was created and became hugely popular during the great depression?
monopoly
