A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.
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Air Date: 1980-01-08
The evolution of film from penny arcade curiosity to art form, from what was considered the first plot driven film, T...
Air Date: 1980-01-15
Hollywood is transformed from a peaceful village with dusty streets and lemon groves to the birthplace of the industr...
Air Date: 1980-01-22
Fast success in Hollywood brings a cavalier party lifestyle, which led to shocking scandals such as Roscoe 'Fatty' Ar...
Air Date: 1980-01-29
The outbreak of World War I provides Hollywood with a successful source for plots and profits. Peacetime curtails the...
Air Date: 1980-02-05
Silent films are often remembered for slapstick gags and dangerous stunts. Stuntmen took anonymous credit for very li...
Air Date: 1980-02-12
Two of the great romantic legends of the silent screen are profiled. Rudolph Valentino's on-screen persona is remarka...
Air Date: 1980-02-19
Two of Hollywood's greatest directors, Cecil B. DeMille and Erich von Stroheim. One worked with the Hollywood system,...
Air Date: 1980-02-26
Hollywood learned very early how to make people laugh. Comedy was king, and battling for the throne were stars like H...
Air Date: 1980-03-04
'The Old West' was still in existence in the silent days. Old cowboys and outlaws re-lived their youth, and got paid ...
Air Date: 1980-03-11
Silent film directors were flamboyant pioneers, making up their technique as they went along. Filming 'indoor' sets o...
Air Date: 1980-03-18
Skilled cameramen had the ability to turn an actress into a screen goddess, and were valuable assets to studios and s...
Air Date: 1980-03-25
Producers discovered the effect of 'star power' on their box office bottom line. Creating Hollywood stars becomes its...
Air Date: 1980-04-01
Silent films had universal appeal, simply by replacing intertitles and dialogue cards for the foreign markets. Sound ...