Gertrude Berg with some of the 12,000 scripts she wrote. Watch the trailer: http://www.moviefone.com/movie/yoo-hoo-mrs-goldberg/37562/video/yoo-hoo-mrs-goldberg-trailer-no-1/29027423001
The trailer explains it all. Unless you're older than me or a nostalgia buff, you won't know who was Molly Goldberg. She was a radio character created by Gertrude Berg (1898-1966), a popular actress who made the transition to television. She's mostly forgotten but this new documentary will satisfy your curiosity and teach you a lot about those years. Yesterday we took Mom to see it and it brought back many memories for her. Me & the Mrs enjoyed it as much her.
You can call Berg a superstar of her era. She also wrote her scripts and branched out into other areas. She won an Emmy and Broadway's Tony award as well as endorsing products with her name on them. This overweight workaholic died too young at 68 and her TV shows are rarely revived except for clips in other docs. Yoo Hoo Mrs, Goldberg includes reminiscences from family, co-workers, and friends. Amid her huge successes there are dark personal moments revealed as well as for those co-workers who suffered during the Blacklisting era. She used her clout to help others, sometimes without success as in the tragic case of co-star Phillip Loeb.
If you have any older relatives or friends, take them to see it and I guarantee you will enjoy it too. It's entertaining and informative as it also covers Jewish culture and its influence on America.
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