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Universal studio was founded by Carl Laemmle, a German Jewish and is the second oldest studio in Hollywood. He realized the potential of the moving pictures and the success of Universal Studio has proved him right. Hollywood has been credited with galore successful and unforgettable movies over the years. The movie industry begun in the early 1900s and as of now, there are numerous famous studios involved in the production of movies and their brand names and logos have become intimate amongst people. Of these studios, Universal studio is credited with a heap of of the biggest hits that Hollywood has seen. It goes to the credit of Universal studio that they have been with great success capable to tide over the hard times that the movie industry had to face from time to time. It started with the switch from the era of silent movies to the talkies and Universal Studio was competent to manage the transition successfully. The next issue that faced the movie industry was the breaking away of movie stars from the production houses in an crusade to be more independent. This happened in the 1950s and Universal Studio again managed to pull up act together by channeling it is energy into making of TV shows and movies made specially for television. In the basi years, Hollywood was churning out low budget westerns and serials. Over time, the standards of scripts and production likewise improved. In the 1930s, Universal Studio freed ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’, a movie based on World War I. It went on to win the Academy Award for the Best picture. Subsequently, Universal Studios became synonymous with horror movies after they invented successful movies like Frankenstein and The Mummy and Dracula. Some of their lighthearted movies have featured unforgettable performances from Mae West, Deanna Durbin and WC Fields. In the 1950s, some stars including the heartthrob Cary Grant were on contract with Universal Studio. Other stars like Doris Day and Rock Hudson helped give rise to magic with the romantic comedy ‘Pillow Talk’ whereas James Stewart helped invent another sensation by talking to a giant rabbit in the movie ‘Harvey’. Universal Studio has taken risks to create movies that had difficult subjects. These movies like the depiction of Nazi Germany through the holocaust movie ‘The Schindler’s List’ was not supposed to appeal to a more prominent audience. But it is success took every one by surprise. Similarly, ‘Twelve Monkeys’, a movie dealing with the subject of mental disease likewise received critical acclaim. And who may forget the blockbusters like the ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘ET’. It is surprising to note that Universal Studio has had hits to it is credit in each decade. |
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