It's the season finale! Join The Old Movie Lady in saying goodbye to the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers and the Hollywood they sprung from, as well as the remaining Wampas Baby Stars of 1934. Featuring a disgusting director, a stunt woman, a hot professor boyfriend, a few name changes with mixed results, and a staunch character! Good luck, Babies... we'll be seeing you... or will we?Includes mention of Janet Gaynor, Fred MacMurray, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth, Will H. Hays, Carl Laemmle Jr, and more!This episode contains mention of assault and (implied) sexual harassment, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1934: The Last of the Immortals
In this short but densely packed episode of The Old Movie Lady Podcast, Marg explores the downfall of the Wampas themselves, while also telling you stories of true love (with a stunt man!), an opera singer, fake quadruplets, Ann Rutherford's sister, and more! This episode contains mention of grooming and sexual assault of a minor (not in detail), well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Close Up: Ginger Rogers
What was the secret behind 1932 Wampas Baby Star Ginger Rogers and her astronomical success? A Svengali-like dance mentor? A relentlessly ambitious stage mother who didn't really care about her daughter? Pure luck that allowed "not a real actress" to get by on charm and dancing alone? Hint: It's none of the above, but plenty of people have suggested it might be! This special Close Up episode features (of course) Ginger Rogers, as well as Fred Astaire, Lela Rogers, Howard Hughes, Lew Ayres, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Fontaine, and more! This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1932: Men, Beware!
With 15 Wampas Baby Stars of 1932 (7 in this very episode!) there's so much to watch out for including: a producer of children's theatre shows (a liar), a head of the Olympic committee (a pig), the diet guru to the stars (a jerk), a cliff (too high), and the Sahara Desert (very big). All that and more! This episode contains mention of body shaming and historical dieting advice, intimate partner violence, and sexual harassment, well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1932: Beauty is cheap in Hollywood!
Back from a hiatus and recording with a dog sitting beside her, The Old Movie Lady is ready to tell you all about 7 of the 15 (!!) Wampas Baby Stars of 1932! Listen for stories about a panther girl, systemic racism, a lawyer who pulled some strings, why Erich Von Stroheim should have been publicly shamed, and stardom some 65 years in the making!This episode contains mention of racism, sexual assault, statutory rape (in reference to a film), as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Starting in 1922, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers released an annual list of the 13 young women they predicted would be the next big Hollywood stars... But who were these starlets? How were their images shaped by the media of the time? Just how right were the Wampas... and who the heck do they think they are, anyway? Delivered by Marg The Old Movie Lady, with her trademark sense of humour and research brought on by intense hyperfocus, this is The Old Movie Lady Podcast: The Wampas Frolic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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