In 1960, television shows set in the 1920s roared across the small screen. One of them featured teenagers as the main attraction, depicting the life of a lively high school girl named Margie. It was adapted from a 1946 movie starring Jeanne Crain. Like the later Patty Duke Show, Margie featured the main character’s family, but the plots also involved an interesting array of friends. The malt shop atmosphere is reminiscent of Archie comics, a long-lived franchise taking off in the 1940s and recently rebooted as the much darker Riverdale.
Margie remains a fun show with vintage delights such as upbeat jazz, raccoon coats, frocks with dropped waists and fringe, men’s straw boater hats, and the most infectious dance ever– the Charleston.
It’s hard to believe that the Roaring Twenties was a hundred years ago. Do you find that time period interesting from the standpoint of pop culture and change? What do you like about it? In case you haven’t seen Margie, here’s a taste of the show.
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Cheers & Happy Reading & Dancing!
Flossie Benton Rogers, Conjuring the Magic in Romance
I love the roaring twenties especially the clothes!
1920s clothes rock!