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Golden Age Of Hollywood Research Paper

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The Golden age of Hollywood encompassed a brief period of time from the late 30's to the end of World War II. During this time the larger studios produced in excess of 45 films a year and grossed $120 million (Lewis, 147). After the war, the studios struggled as their audience made a shift away from the cities to the suburbs. This, combined with the impact of the Paramount decision and the black list, took its toll on Hollywood. By 1950 those Golden Age studios showed a greatly reduced profit of only $31 million (Lewis,). The long term effects created by the Paramount decision and the Hollywood black list caused the studios to scramble as they worked to restructure. In 1938 the large studios, the Justice Department, the smaller studios, and
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