Hollywood Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Autocrats

  The perfectionism of Cecil B. De Mille; the extravagance of Erich von Stroheim.

• Comedy: Serious Business

  Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon and Buster Keaton.

• End of an Era

  Al Jolson improvises dialogue in 1927's 'The Jazz Singer.'

• The Fabulous Era

  Henry Fonda examines the prolific early years, World War II's impact and television's invasion.

• The Great Stars

  Henry Fonda profiles the impact and magnetism of Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Greta Garbo and John Wayne.

• Hazard of the Game

  Stuntmen create movie gags and car wrecks.

• Hollywood Goes to War

  Patriotic films of World War I: 'Intolerance' and 'The Big Parade.'

• Hollywood Knives
• In the Beginning

  Sunshine attracts filmmakers, and Cecil B. DeMille directs the first full-length feature.

• Man With the Megaphone

  Film directors King Vidor and F.W. Murnau.

• Out West

  Film pioneers in California hire real cowboys and begin shooting on location.

• Pin-Ups
• Pioneers

  The penny arcade gives way to the nickelodeon.

• Secrets of Superstar Fitness
• Single Beds & Double Standards

  The Fatty Arbuckle scandal; the murder of director William D. Taylor.

• Star Treatment

  Clara Bow; Lillian Gish; John Gilbert; Greta Garbo.

• Swanson & Valentino

  Gloria Swanson tells of her career; Rudolph Valentino becomes the silent screen's great lover.

• Trick of the Light

  Early cameramen use resourcefulness.

• War Years

  Van Johnson explores the way films perceived World War II, the men who fought and the influence of the films on morale at home.