I believe the star system was an important part of the Hollywood’s studios because it helped establish the studio by which stars they had.
The star system was a way that the studios took stars and created a certain “image” for them. They became associated with genres and their own talents that they had. This helped out the studios in a huge way because they would take these young actors and create an image for them. The stars would help out in not only the production part of the movies but in the distribution part also. If the star had a well known reputation people would more likely go see that movie because of the stars popularity. This really helped created the studio system for films. Stars images became the main focus of their careers and they never shifted away from them. Their image would appear in any movies that they were in. Another thing about the star system was that studios had the actors under contract, but they could rent them to other studios if the other studio wanted to make a film in the genre their star was ideal for.
I think the image I know best is of Judy Garland. She was a discovered as a young girl with a big voice. MGM took this into account and she became the image of musicals with the big hit musical The Wizard of Oz. Most people know Judy Garland from The Wizard of Oz, but she has done several other movies also. All of her movies include her having a singing bit in them somewhere because that is the image she is known for. I think this is an example of how the star system is an important part of the Hollywood studio system. It creates stars based off an image and this is how the studios base their films.
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