by Ron Hutchinson

Set in 1939 Hollywood, Moonlight and Magnolias tells the story of what happened when legendary producer David O. Selznick shut down production of his new epic, Gone with the Wind. The screenplay, you see, just isn’t working. So what’s an all-powerful movie mogul to do? While fending off the film’s stars, gossip columnists and his own father-in-law, Selznick sends a car for famed screenwriter Ben Hecht and pulls formidable director Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard of Oz. Summoning both to his office, he locks the doors, closes the shades, and on a diet of bananas and peanuts, the three men labor over five days to fashion a screenplay that will become the blueprint for one of the most successful and beloved films of all time. You'll never look at Gone With the Wind the same way!

"…dispenses a good deal of insider's dope on the professional and personal dynamics that fueled the production of Gone With the Wind…plenty of genuine wit inthe dialogue, and the characters are drawn with such affection that one can't help but cheer for them." –New York Post