- because the location of Hollywood had more consistent weather for filming
- actors: Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks directors: D.W Griffith, Fritz Lang pictures: The gold rush, city lights
- The main 5 studios controlled all aspect of film production
- The Jazz singer was the first film to have sound.
- some actors voice didn’t match with the character they were playing.
- some events in this time include the wall street crash and great depression
