Acknowledgments Introduction Part one: stars and the factory system The factory The star machine process Product and type Malfunctions Part two: problems for the system: the human factor Disillusionment: Tyrone Power Disobedience: Lana Turner and Errol Flynn Defection: Deanna Durbin and Jean Arthur Disentanglement: Loretta Young, Irene Dunne, Norma Shearer Detachment: Charles Boyer and William Powell Part Three: testing the system Bonuses: odditites and character actors Retooling for World War II Conclusion: stardom without the machine Bibliography Index
