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While we tend to think of Preston Sturges as the first writer/director of the Studio System era in Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin preceded him and surpassed him in that regard. Chaplin not only wrote and directed his own films, he also starred in them and, oftentimes, composed the scores for them.

Even though the technology had only existed for about a decade, by the end of the 1950s we began to see the first group of filmmakers make the jump from working in television to working in movies.

The Jazz Singer is commonly considered to be the first talking picture.

When a studio controls production, distribution, and exhibition, they are considered to be what? 

Throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s, the studios attempted to make it appear as though they were doing quite well when, in fact, they were actually falling apart and nearly failing. 

In Sullivan’s Travels, no matter how hard he tries, director John L. Sullivan somehow keeps ending up in what city?

Which of the following is not one of the major Hollywood studios today?

Which firm would you choose?

The table shows the real GDP and population information for three years for the country of Alta.   Year Real GDP Population 1 $5,000 200 2 5,300 202 3 5,500 210   Between years 1 and 2, real GDP grew by __________ percent in Alta.

El plato del día es el __________ asado.