Introduction -- "Master showmen of the world": prehistory and the formation of the company -- "It's RKO-let's go": the Brown-Schnitzer-Lebaron regime (1929-1931) -- "Failure on the installment plan, a ticket at a time": the Aylesworth-Kahane-Selznick regime (1932-1933) -- "All this is very distressing to me": the Aylesworth-Kahane-Cooper regime (1933-1934) -- "He feels the company is unsettled": the Aylesworth-McDonough-Kahane regime (1934-1935) -- "An awfully long corner": the Spitz-Briskin regime (1936-1937) -- "Plaything of industry": the Spitz-Berman regime -- "The company's best interest": the Schaefer-Berman regime -- "Quality pictures are the lifeblood of this business": the Schaefer-Edington regime (1940-1941) -- "Crossing wires": the Schaefer-Breen regime (1941-1942).
