Ice, you really should read the book. Although it was published well before the film was made, the description of Rhett Butler really IS Gable. Also, the back stories are so rich and full of detail - how Gerald came to America and acquired Tara, how he got to marry Ellen, who was well above him in social stature, that the O'Hara's were only accepted because of Scarlett's mother, that Scarlett actually had three children, not just Bonnie (although Bonnie was her favorite). There's so much that they obviously had to cut out, including a lovely character named Will, one of those returning soldiers who Melanie feeds at Tara, and ends up staying on to run it when Scarlett returns to Atlanta and buys the mills.

Obviously, I could go on and on (and have). Maybe we should start a separate GWTW thread!