All stars finally signed.  Testing and preparation begins.  Selznick revises the script--night before shooting.

Principal photography finally begins.  Gable arrives on set; Atlanta blizzard scene filmed.

Selznick unsatisfied with dailies.  Cukor quits; Leigh upset.  Victor Fleming takes over for Cukor; rejects script; production shuts down.  Script re-written, final shooting script .

Filming resumes new start, scene revitalized.  Shots turn out too dark, cameraman Lee Garmes fired, Ernest Haller brought in.  More problems with sets, backlots, too fake-looking.

Over budget--MGM refuses to spend more money; Bank of America steps in with $1Million.  Costume problems.  Fleming quits, cites "nervous breakdown" but returns in two weeks. Sam Wood is interim director.

Selznick's note to Leslie Howard.  Vivien Leigh--why she's Scarlett.

Black cast problems; word "nigger" is deleted from script.

Last day of scheduled production with principals.

Max Steiner arrives from Warner Bros. to compose score.

Editing of GWTW  Surprise sneak preview in Riverside, CA without press; overwhelming crowd reaction.

Steiner late with score.  Final shot completed.

Censors evaluate GWTW; 20 hours/day of color coordination.  Gone With The Wind is finally completed.  Premiere in Atlanta; Christmas premieres in N.Y., L.A.  Musical score is a highlight of GWTW.