to stimulate trade and tourism into Canada. The lack of population proved difficult to produce a movie able to receive an audience sufficient to turn a profit.
             Perhaps the cultural absence of theatrical and music hall traditions is another reason Canada lacked a film industry. At the turn of the century the country was still young and had yet to define ourselves culturally as a nation. Film as entertainment was not considered a priority to the Canadian government. Story films that were made in Canada during the early years were produced by Americans, and depicted an incorrect impression of Canadians to the world.
             Movies developed during critical years of change in the social structure of American life. Since the discovery of film at the Worlds Fair it had grown to become a popular source of mass entertainment. The turn of the century brought industrialization, but also urbanization, as more people were moving into the cities. During this time there were major populations shifts; overall increase in disposable income, and new communications and reorganization of leisure time. Nickelodeons rose in number as popular short films continued to be produced. Studios opened in New York, and flourished, but not until the move to Hollywood did the industry truly take off. Hollywood established the studio system, hiring a stable of stars and production people who were all paid a regular salary, but couldn't work for other studios without permission. Hollywood became a model of mass production operated by studio moguls who churned out movies with assembly line efficiency.
             When studio owners discovered the personalities of popular screen actors could attract audiences better than anything else, the star system was born. Having the most famous stars became the best guarantee of producing a high grossing movie. "Stars sold pictures like nothing else could. As long as theatres changed their programs daily, building up audience recognit...