Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Past History -- 2. Real to Reel -- 3. You Ought To Be in Pictures -- 4. Cast to Type -- 5. No Acting, Please -- 6. Stardust -- 7. Idolatry -- 8. Oh, Have It My Way! -- 9. At the Court of the Grand Mogul -- 10. Where Ignorance Is Bliss -- 11. Cunning Linguists -- 12. Strictly Business -- 13. In the Money -- 14. In the Writers' Building -- 15. Literati -- 16. From Pitch to Script -- 17. Knock on Hollywood -- 18. Social Studies -- 19. Titillations -- 20. Power Extensions -- 21. The Importance of Oscar -- 22. Previews and Reviews -- 23. It's All Relatives -- 24. The End-That's All Folks! -- Bibliography -- Index of People, Films, and Studios -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z