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The 1930s was a decade that introduced the world to such divine stars as Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lombard, Greta Garbo (in silent and speaking pictures), Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, Henry Fonda, Laurel and Hardy, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, and dozens of others. ...
Stars were important for films because the public looked on them as role models. ... People who especially liked a certain film star may have gone to see every one of their movies. However, for an actor to become an icon they would have had to find a role in a film that was going to be a guaranteed box office success as well as them delivering a good performance. Some famous stars fade over time, this may have been because the studio had a run of unsuccessful films for them to star in or that they were cast in the wrong kind of role that they were associated in. ...
The first films ever made never had stars or known actors, the actors never even received credit for their part in the film. These films though were still a success, proving that the audience did not go to see the film just for the people in it.
Another reason for Hollywood’s success was that a particular studio owned everyone. All creative staff were owned – writers, directors, stars. The actors were usually signed up for seven year contracts in which they had to do whatever film they were told to do.
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