Mordden illuminates for us how the style of each Hollywood studio (RKO, MGM, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Universal, Fox) was primarily dictated by the personality, philosophy, and attitudes of its presiding mogul--and how all these facts affected the work and careers of individual actors, directors, writers, and technicians, and the success of the studio in general. Full of anecdotes and incident, this book is both an authoritative exploration and a great celebration of Hollywood during its matchless Golden Age.