id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9165 Cinema of the United States - Wikipedia .html text/html 13080 1415 69 They were attracted by the warm climate and reliable sunlight, which made it possible to film their films outdoors year-round and by the varied scenery that was available.[citation needed] War damage contributed to the decline of the then-dominant European film industry, in favor of the United States, where infrastructure was still intact.[22] The stronger early public health response to the 1918 flu epidemic by Los Angeles[23] compared to other American cities reduced the number of cases there and resulted in a faster recovery, contributing to the increasing dominance of Hollywood over New York City.[22] During the pandemic, public health officials temporarily closed movie theaters in some jurisdictions, large studios suspended production for weeks at a time, and some actors came down with the flu. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9165.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9165.txt