That's very helpful context, David.

A strength of "Catch and Kill" is that Farrow keeps a tight focus on Weinstein and doesn't bog his story down with a lot of backstory on how bad things also were under the old studio system. But of course you are right that the system did cover up a lot. If my memory is correct, it also hid things that weren't crimes but that the bosses thought could hurt them at the box office, such as that Rock Hudson was gay.

Thanks so much the bigger-picture view of Hollywood. There's a lot for readers to explore (and cringe at) if they're interested in the past abuses in the industry.