This is the second of three films about Hollywood; it begins with the first all 'talking movie' and ends with America's entry into the Second World War. The 1930s were Hollywood's most romantic years, when the studios were at their largest and the 'star System' at its most powerful. Throughout the period of the Depression Hollywood meant a dream world where the progression from 'rags' to 'riches' still seemed a possibility.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr again narrates the film. This week he speaks with the authority of someone who was himself one of the big stars of the period.