End Of Hollywood's Golden Age

The end of Hollywood golden age was officially ended by the supreme court in 1948 by declaring that multiple companies had cerated an illegal monopoly on the production and distribution of films. This movie studios had become a monopoly because of how they handled the distribution of movies. Unlike now, movie studios owned the theaters where the films were shown, letting them take in all the money from movie sales and ticket sales. This created a huge imbalance where movie studios could always have their most popular films playing in theaters, but more independent film creators could barely get an audience for their movies. The decision made by the supreme court separated the production and distribution companies to make sure the studios wouldn't have control over everything about film.