The Rise of the Moguls: The Men Who Built Hollywood(2008)
Shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, a small group of entrepreneurs began making motion pictures, and went west to a small suburb of Los Angeles. They became movie moguls, tasting success beyond their wildest American Dreams.
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Shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, a small group of entrepreneurs began making motion pictures, and went west to a small suburb of Los Angeles. They became movie moguls, tasting success beyond their wildest American Dreams.
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