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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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We finish off the Wampas Baby Stars list of 1931 with stories that include: the luckiest girl in Hollywood, appendicitis, an angry fan club president, and spies!

Featuring: Carl Laemmle Jr, Joel McCrea, James Cagney, Dick Powell, and many more!

This episode contains brief mention of racism, intimate partner violence, and grooming, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners.

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After a misguided fundraiser ruffled some feathers, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers revived their Baby Stars list... and royally pissed off Fox in the process. This episode has everything: a leopard, bonafide creeps, a British boyfriend, and a nose like a sweet potato!

This episode contains mention of sexual harassment and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners.

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In 1930, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers cancelled the election for new Baby Stars at the very last minute! What on earth will the Old Movie Lady have to tell you about? Get ready for an absolutely breathless, rapid fire, only the most vital bits of information, speed round of profiles of the unelected nominees that year: the Wampas Babies that weren't!

Featuring The Ooh-la-la Girl, Bing Crosby's wife, the Judy Greer of her day, a fake accent, someone who maybe didn't exist at all, and many more!

This episode contains mention of alcohol abuse, the loss of a baby, and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners.

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The Steel Butterfly, Saint Loretta... one of the most prominent Catholic women in the movie industry, one of the most successful Wampas Baby Stars of all time, a television pioneer, an Academy Award winner, and the central figure in one of the most elaborate cover-ups in Hollywood history, the full picture of which would not be revealed for decades: Loretta Young.

Featuring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Tyrone Power, Mae Murray, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Myrna Loy, and more.

This episode contains mention of rape, threats of suicide, grooming, and depression alcoholism, as well as (mild) language which may be inappropriate for some listeners and would probably incur "swear box" debt.

If you have experienced Sexual Assault, please know that it is not your fault and help is available. In the United States RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE and online.rainn.org), in Canada EndingViolence.org can provide crisis line information by province and additional support, in the United Kingdom Rape Crisis offers 24/7 support.

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More Wampas Baby Stars of 1929 are here and they have troubles... studio troubles, voice troubles, typecasting troubles, husband troubles, even sister troubles! Featuring a 50 Grand Baby, and a fight between a Woody and a Forest over a Twelvetrees, and that's all in the same segment! But there's more, including great tips on keeping your hands lovely and The Old Movie Lady doing her very best "cowboy voice".

This episode contains mention of intimate partner violence, suicide and self harm, and contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners.

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