Exhibit celebrates 75th anniversary of making of 1939 movie , ` ` Gone With the Wind '' Selznick also eliminated references from the movie that were in the novel regarding the Ku Klux Klan -- specifically when Scarlett gets attacked in an area known as Shantytown . ` ` The curtain dress is the star of the show , '' ' curator says of original costumes on display . Divisive in 1930s , portrayal of African - American was still problematic , professors say . ` ` The story of the making of ' Gone With the Wind ' is the story of the Depression , '' curator says .
Exhibit celebrates 75th anniversary of making of 1939 movie , ` ` Gone With the Wind '' ` ` The curtain dress is the star of the show , '' ' curator says of original costumes on display . Divisive in 1930s , portrayal of African - American was still problematic , professors say . ` ` The story of the making of ' Gone With the Wind ' is the story of the Depression , '' curator says .