Cinemaventure

Once upon a time in a magic land called Hollywood there were entities called "Studios". They came in all sizes, from giant (MGM) to mite (PRC). The biggest Little Studio was called Republic Pictures and was home to stars such as John Wayne and Roy Rogers. The ruler of this studio was Herbert Yates whose talent involved getting a lot of product for a small amount of money. However, he was not as cheap as PRC and made motion pictures that looked good. Herbert Yates had one fatal flaw; he fell in love with former Olympic skater Vera Hruba Ralston and married her. He also made her the star of many motion pictures (hereafter called pictures because your scribe is getting lazy). He had hoped to make her another Sonja Henie, but there was just so much you could do in a picture wearing ice skates, so he placed her in other movies. There were many actresses prettier and more talented than Vera, but there were also those much worse, but they tended to work for even smaller st...