Watching a movie in the 1920s was an easy and cheap way to be transported to a world of glitz and glamour, a world of crime, or a world of magic and mystery. Some of these worlds included aspects of current events, such as war, crime, and technological advances; while others were completely fictional mysteries, novels and comedies. Heartthrobs, heartthrobs, comedians and beautiful women have dominated movie screens across the country in movie theaters, called Nickelodeons. Nickelodeons were very simple and small theaters that later transformed into opulent and monumental palaces. When sound was introduced to cinema by Warner Bros. Pictures, sound took precedence over silent films. “Films were an art form that had universal appeal. Their essence was entertainment; their success, financial and otherwise, was enormous” (1920-30, 3/19/11). Movies offered an escape from the problems of everyday life in the 1920s, and moviegoers across the country all shared a universal language: watching movies. Although the film industry was born in New York, Hollywood has attracted the attention of producers due to its various locations. filmmaking and ideal climate for production all year round. Climate and scenery weren't the only reasons directors moved to Hollywood. Thomas Edison, along with other individuals, held patents on the filmmaking process, and the move to Hollywood was used by producers as a way to avoid lawsuits (Digital History, 12/2/11). At the beginning of The Roaring Twenties, approximately fifty million people went to the movies per week, rising to ninety million by 1929. These huge numbers are the result of the public's obsession with the glamour, sophistication, and sex appeal of the movies. Watching movies motivated viewers to eat...half of paper......do their chores and work: earn money to see a movie. The Roaring Twenties, also known as The Jazz Age, were a very busy time. and interesting moment in history. Movies set new standards in society, changing pop culture for both better and worse. The best aspect of how pop culture was changed by society was the change in how people behaved and dressed. A negative aspect of the way cinema affected 1920s society was the increase in Ku Klux Klan membership and some growth in gangs and violence. Children and women developed new freedoms and ways of thinking like the characters in the films they watched. Women liberated themselves and realized that there was more to them than just cooking and cleaning. Going to the cinema was a new incentive for children and adolescents to do their homework. All in all, movies changed pop culture in the 1920s and it will never be the same again.