The Whole Equation of Pictures

"The Whole Equation of Pictures" opened my eyes to a struggle Classic Hollywood faced that I had never even been aware of. When we think back about old films we associate with directors (Hitchcock, Welles, etc.) but what we don't realize is that there were many directors who did not get the credit they deserved of "authors" of their works because they may not have had a name brand that generated the same revenue. For example, the guy who directed Casablanca never truly got credit and national renown. The studio system which was looked upon favorably, often stifled the creativity of those directors because they wanted to make a product that would make money. I see parallels to that today but the studios don't have quite the same power they once did.