Download or read book The Genius of the System written by Thomas Schatz and published by Pantheon Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Film historian Thomas Schatz focuses on four representative companies--Warner Brothers, MGM, Universal, and Selznick International--tracing their distinctive house styles and studio operations from the 1920's through the 1950's."--Jacket.