"Yoo-Hoo, Mrs, Goldberg" is a charming and informative documentary about Getrude Berg, nee Tilly Edelstein, who was not only the star of "The Goldbergs," an immensely popular sitcom that originated on the radio, but also wrote the scripts in the days before word processors and computers with bad handwriting that puts my atrocious handwriting to shame.(One interviewee refers to her as the Oprah of her time.) What's especially noteworthy about "The Goldbergs" is that it is the prototypical family sitcom, influencing many sitcoms in the years to come.(Norman Lear is on hand to testify to this.) Although, to be honest, any television series that lasts for any period of time will have rising stars passing through at some point. "The Goldbergs" not only has an important place in television history but also in the current events of the times by presenting a Jewish family in New York City without stereotypes in a time of growing anti-semitism in the 1930's. And the television program would be adversely affected by the Blacklist of the 1950's, despite its huge popularity. Sadly enough, "The Goldbergs" has faded somewhat from memory as it has not found a new audience with younger generations which hopefully this fine documentary helps to rectify.

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one of the best documentaries this year. how many people remember watching every week?

An informative documentary about Gertrude Berg, the writer, actress, and creator of The Goldbergs, a pioneering family sitcom on radio and then television, forerunner of many more famous ones to come, including 'Seinfeld' and Norman Lear's work. It was an urban sitcom set in the Bronx; late in its run, the setting was moved to the suburbs like the other family sitcoms, whereupon the show apparently became much less interesting. The movie explains the show's relevance and impact as well as the society it reflected, including the very sad story of a lead actor who was blacklisted in the Red Scare despite attempts by Berg and company to keep him employed. Berg was quite popular in her time and pretty influential. A good look at the life and legacy of a largely forgotten figure in entertainment.

Revelatory documentary about a television pioneer without whom we would probably not have the sort of entertainment we have today. A great blend of talking heads (not too many), kinescope footage and exemplary editing contribute to a fascinating tale of a woman who worked hard, but whose unwavering loyalty led to her professional demise. Though it gets just a bit draggy in its final third, it's a real find -- and despite a few pacing missteps, it's never less than completely compelling. You'll wonder how it's possible you never heard of this stunningly gifted woman who was, as one interviewee says, "the Oprah Winfrey of her day." Strongly recommended!

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An excellent documentary about a subject that not nearly enough people know about. Worth a look, especially if you were a fan of the "family sitcoms" like Dick Van Dyke and I Love Lucy growing up.

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A proto-feminist and the first actor to write and produce their own sitcom (maybe even the person for creating the sitcom format), Gertrude Berg is a forgotten icon of early television. The transition from the intro to the show outside her window into her living room is still revolutionary. The documentary about Gertrude Berg exemplifies how Hollywood works. During her 1-1/2 year absence while she fought to keep her 온라인카지노추천 husband who had been named an enemy of the state, American households had forgotten about the Goldbergs when the Ricardos filled the void and transformed into the landmark series it would become.

An interesting, entertaining documentary about a fascinating performer. I would have given it 4-stars, if the film had only taken some additional time to explore the her dark side which it only touched upon.

A fun documentary about Gertrude Berg, an admirable woman that found ways to get around the Depression and the Nazi threat but was deeply wounded by MacCarthy's blacklist. An interesting piece of Radio/온라인카지노추천 History with the added value of interviews by Susan Stanberg and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A grand reclamation project to rewrite our history of the sit-com and the blacklist, among other topics, by presenting the extraordinary life and considerable work of Gertrude Berg. Berg wrote some 12,000 scripts over 17 years for radio and television to reflect on Jewish identity in her time. Ample footage from the paleotelevision era show a very ethnic show that took many a brave stand in the face of popular sentiment and world events. Interviews with Edward R. Murrow show a very canny and assimilated woman who inhabited the role for most of her waking hours. Her campaign to protect her costar Philip Loeb, accused of being a Communist seemingly for agitating for better working conditions and greater job security for actors, is amazing for its robustness while nonetheless tragic. Sure, the filmmaker employs the "talking-head" format quite often, but Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg and NPR's Susan Stamberg are capable of presenting their positions with authority.

The story of woman who did A LOT of ideological heavy-lifting.

This is a charming and heartwarming documentary film about the pioneer radio/온라인카지노추천 writer, producer, actress, Gertrude Berg -- "Molly Goldberg." Wonderful! It opened today in NYC. Check website for future bookings. http://www.mollygoldbergfilm.org/home.php