HELP! Classic film documentary search!

I've been on a search for a great gift for my mother for christmas and I always love finding new things that they wouldn't have found themselves.

My idea for this year is some sort of hollywood history documentary. My mom adores old black and white movies, particularly staring those bombshells of old (ex. Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Carole Lombard, etc). I've made it my mission to find the best, most informative one I can find. My mom doesn't have internet and is alway just making the best of blank vhs' and recording what she can on the television. I think it would be a great gift to her to give her a nice chunk of entertainment on DVD whether that's a series of history or just a really great documentary.

Anyone recommend anything? I've been searching on amazon and googling, but sometimes direct recommendations are better.

 

World War 2 from space is a brilliant documentary revisiting the war from a modern stand point. It uses stunning hollywood cgi to take a look at the bigger picture and reveals fascinating points not made in other documentaries covering the second world war

you can check it out here on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCSyVl1H-Y4

theres also a link in the description to a list of other military and war films.

Hope this is still relevant.:2thumbsup:

 

I thought you were looking for hollywood style history docs...I see now you are looking for The history OF Hollywood...my mistake.

Check out Paul Mertons The Birth Of Hollywood.

 

I know this is super late but this TCM miniseries called Moguls and Movie Stars is one of the best docs I've ever seen on old Hollywood http://www.tcm.com/moguls/

 

"The secret" is awesome documentary movie..