Entertainment in the 1930’sFlicks, Fads and Fun

EscapismIn the Depression, people tried to escape

their problems through entertainmentPeople did not want to see anything serious

or depressing – their lives were depressing enough!

Therefore, the entertainment of the 1930s was bigger, louder, more colorful and more fun than the entertainment of the 20s

Also, people became obsessed with the latest fads and spend their last dollars in search of the newest trend

Big Band Music

Swing Dancing

Monopoly

Roller Skating

Yo-Yos

Knock – Knock Jokes

Mini-Golf

Canadian Actresses

Deanna Durbin

Norma Shearer

Fay Wray

Marx Brothers

Gone With the Wind

Shirley Temple

Walt Disney

The Wizard of Oz

Sea Biscuit

The Happy Gang

Boxing

James Braddock

Joe Louis

The Dionne Quintuplets

Quintland

The CBC