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Titans: The Rise of Hollywood
Season 1 • Episode 5 • The Talkies
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Titans: The Rise of Hollywood Season 1, Episode 5: The Talkies
By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound. Watch Titans: The Rise of Hollywood Season 1, Episode 5 The Talkies in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Titans: The Rise of Hollywood Season 1, Episode 5 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Episodes
6 episodes
Battling the Trust
At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures; but as he starts to build an industry, he comes up against a powerful cartel headed by Thomas Edison.
51 min
Escape from New York
Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a promising young actress named Mary Pickford.
50 min
Rise of the Studios
To outdo his rivals, Laemmle builds a massive film factory in Hollywood called Universal City.
50 min
Sin City
As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars. Now titans like Paramount’s Zukor are forced to pay huge contracts to top actors to keep them happy.
51 min
The Talkies
By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound.
51 min
Fall of the Moguls
The Warners' film 'The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that 'talkies' are here to stay. And every other titan has to spend millions to convert their studios over to sound.
50 min