plin, Mary Pickford, John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, John Barrymore, Errol Flynn, Rudolph Valentino, Gloria Swanson, Lillian Gish, and Marion Davies. They were all the first "stars" of Hollywood. In Hollywood Hoopla, it is stated that these stars were not just important in the fact that millions knew them, but that their glamour and sophistication had an unprecedented impact on popular culture (Sennet, "Hollywood Hoopla," 21). The MGM Story surely speaks for millions around the world, when it is said that Charlie Chaplin was the preeminent star of all of the other silent film stars. Owing to the first time, he appeared on screen in 1914. The movie was "Kid Auto Races at Venice" and it was the baggy pants, enormous shoes, bowler hat, and carrying a bamboo cane that he originated his world-famous "The Tramp." Yet, there can be an exception to Charlie Chaplin being alone as the greatest film star of all time. That exception is as the Merchant of Dreams explains, the divine Greta Garbo. She is most likely better known in "history" as the Queen of Sheba or Helen of Troy. (Higham, "Merchant of Dreams," 29) Unquestionably, the fame of Garbo, whose every movement is instinct with beauty, whose name evokes mystery and whose image evokes desire, was the most beautiful movie star in all of history.
             Meanwhile, the advent of sound in the late 1920s began to change the lives of Motion Picture and the stars forever. By 1927, even though silent films had created a new medium for entertainment. Too many people were still staying home to the radio. Luckily in 1927, Warner Brothers came to the rescue with the "Jazz Singer." It was the first talkie film and it starred Al Jolson. The MGM Story best describes this groundbreaking event as Al Jolson galvanized audiences to a standing ovation as he sang "Mammy." Jolson's words, "You ain't heard nothin' yet!" thrilled the public. The audiences were mesmerized and the movies were reborn. Other studio...