(A LINK TO RKO FILMS TOO MANY GIRLS FEATURING LUCILLE BALL)
(A LINK TO MGM FILMS FATS OF LIFE FEATURING LUCILLE BALL)
A particular aspect of the studio system is the star system and its contracted stars belonging to the top five movie productions: Paramount, Lowes/MGM, Warner Brothers, Fox, and RKO. The production facilities demand their actors/actresses to sign a contract obligating them to only work for that specific company and no one else . The production facilities figured that if they were to use big name actors/actresses would attract more viewers if their stars were already advanced in their roles demanded of them. The performers for these films were hired because they had already had prior skills in the roles such as singing for musical and dance for broadway productions. However the stars belonging to the certain production team were sometime traded amongst eachother to keep comepetition btween the top 5.
An example of an contracted star is Lucille Ball (An original RKO actress) a actress, comedian, and model of the the Golden Ages of Film. Because of her diverse skills she was a major commodity for RKO Production and also for other production such as Mgm ( The Facts of Life) Because of her prior experience to entertainment she easilt attracted wide spread audience to the comapany as well as more money.
SIDE NOTE: THE LINKS LISTED ABOVE ARE TWO FILMS MADE BY TOO DIFFERENT PRODUCTION FACILITIES, RKO & MGM, FEATURING CONTRACTED STAR LUCILLE BALL
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