Summary of the Studio System
The decades when studio systems were most powerful was between 1920-1960. The major "big five" studios were RKO Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers. The reason that this factory method of production was so successful was because they had a formula and stuck to the classical style. Furthermore, during this time going to the cinema became it's own social experience. Because of the cultural context of the time, people went to the cinema to forget the hardships of life. 
These studio systems were so powerful that they had control over every stage of contribution. 

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