By the 1940s, Apex Pictures was a well-oiled machine. Leo had mastered the "Tycoon" lifestyle, which was 10% glamour and 90% .
Leo looked at the old Bell & Howell camera sitting on his desk. He realized that being a tycoon wasn't about holding onto the past; it was about of the next generation. He gave the green light for Star-Crossed , a sci-fi epic that cost more than all his 1930s films combined. The Resolution Movie Studio Tycoon
When the film debuted in a cramped nickelodeon, the audience screamed as the train roared toward the camera. Leo didn't just make a movie; he created an . He used those first profits to buy ten acres of dirt that would eventually become Stage 1. The Second Act: The Golden Era By the 1940s, Apex Pictures was a well-oiled machine