What is the Hollywood studio system?
This situation kept the power in the studio’s hands. An actor’s contract also entitled the studio to assign them to any role it chose, as well as loan out its stars to other production companies. Because of this, stars very often found themselves playing roles they weren’t too crazy about. In essence, actors in the studio era really had no power or control over their own careers. Their futures and their careers were at the mercy of the studio that signed them.
