BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 13 & 30, 1939 (2-issue set)  This pair of late December 1939 issues highlights the national frenzy surrounding the release of Gone With the Wind. Page 19 of the December 13 issue features a prominent photo of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara leading up to the film's premiere. In the December 30 issue, page 5 of Section 3 includes an article focusing on Clark Gable's iconic portrayal of Rhett Butler, illustrated with a photo of Gable and Leigh embracing in a scene from the film, alongside a contemporary movie advertisement.

The cultural significance of this two-issue set lies in its real-time coverage during the exact month Gone With the Wind made its world premiere in Atlanta and expanded across American theaters. Adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, David O. Selznick’s cinematic epic became an immediate box-office behemoth and a watershed moment in Hollywood history, going on to win ten Academy Awards. Printed in the very month of the film's landmark release, these issues capture the initial media hype, public obsession, and critical acclaim surrounding Gable, Leigh, and what remains one of the highest-grossing and most influential motion pictures of all time.

Other entertainment news, local Boston events, national news, sports, and period advertisements are found throughout both issues.

Offered as a complete two-issue set. While showing expected paper fragility typical for newspapers of the late 1930s era, both issues remain in good condition.