Star Machine - Jeanine Basinger

One Of The Hollywood Reporter 's 100 Greatest Film Books Of All Time From One Of Our Most Distinguished Film Scholars, Comes A Rich, Penetrating, Amusing Book About The Golden Age Of Movies And How The Studios Worked To Manufacture Stars. With Revelatory Insights And Delightful Asides, Jeanine Basinger Shows Us How The Studio Star Machinerdquo; Worked When It Worked, How It Failed When It Didnt, And How Irrelevant It Could Sometimes Be. She Gives Us Case Studies Focusing On Big Stars Groomed Into The System: The Awesomely Beautifulrdquo; (and Disillusioned) Tyrone Power; The Seductive, Disobedient Lana Turner; And A Dazzling Cast Of Others.