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Season 1, Episode 7: The Autocrats

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Two of Hollywood's greatest directors, Cecil B. DeMille and Erich von Stroheim. One worked with the Hollywood system, the other against it. DeMille's pictures, lavish in detail and cost, made his studio a fortune, while Von Stroheim's similar ways, albeit to excess in footage and expense, resulted in films that were often either excessively cut by the studios or never released, leading to his being fired on several occasions.

All Episodes - Season 1

Pioneers
Episode 1
Pioneers
 In the Beginning
Episode 2
In the Beginning
 Single Beds and Double Standards
Episode 3
Single Beds and Double Standards
 Hollywood Goes to War
Episode 4
Hollywood Goes to War
 Hazard of the Game
Episode 5
Hazard of the Game
 Swanson and Valentino
Episode 6
Swanson and Valentino
 The Autocrats
Episode 7
The Autocrats
 Comedy: A Serious Business
Episode 8
Comedy: A Serious Business
 Out West
Episode 9
Out West
 The Man with the Megaphone
Episode 10
The Man with the Megaphone
 Trick of the Light
Episode 11
Trick of the Light
 Star Treatment
Episode 12
Star Treatment
 End of an Era
Episode 13
End of an Era
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