This book is devoted solely to the subject of movie-stills and photography. It traces the early growth of stills photography from the first development of the star system and the increase in feature-length films, through to the rise of the giant studios and their subsequent decline in the 1940s and 1950s. It focuses on the photographers and the stars they photographed - from Theda Bara, Greta Garbo and Dietrich up to Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn - as well as many of the key films - "Intolerance" (1916), "Greed" (1924), "King Kong" (1933), "Psycho" (1960), "My Fair Lady" (1964) - and the film-makers themselves - Stroheim, D.W. Griffith, C.B. De Mille and Hitchcock. Illustrations include: portrait and scene shots, production shots, behind-the-scenes photographs, poster art, calendar art, leg shots, photograph collages, trick shots, and photographs showing the stars' private lives and special events in Hollywood.