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When Women Called the Shots: Hollywood's Female Filmmakers

The early film industry was a creative Wild West, open to anyone with means to exploit it.

11/08/2017 | Rating NR

Lost LA

When Women Called the Shots: Hollywood's Female Filmmakers

Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 11m 59sVideo has Closed Captions

The early film industry was a creative Wild West, open to anyone with means to exploit it.

The early film industry was a creative Wild West, open to anyone with the means and the boldness to exploit the new technology of motion pictures. For a time, that included the powerful women who occupied some of early Hollywood’s most powerful creative positions: writers, directors, producers, and studio heads.

11/08/2017 | Rating NR

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Central Casting: Extras and Ethnicities

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Clip: S2 Ep4 | 10m 37s | In 1925, Hollywood studios joined together and formed the Central Casting Bureau. (10m 37s)

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