The Old Movie Lady Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Legend has it that when Jean Arthur walked out of Columbia Studios for the very last time, she shouted "I'm free! I'm free!" If it didn't happen that way, well, Jean had her own habit of stretching the truth so The Old Movie Lady thinks it's okay. She was the unusual character with the quirky voice who became a star in her mid-thirties (shhh!) and appeared in a string of classics like Mr Deeds Goes to Town, The Devil and Miss Jones, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The More the Merrier. and You Can't Take It With You. But how did she get there, and what lead to Jean's ecstatic departure from Harry Cohn's studio? Find out that and more, in this special episode of OML, this is Close Up: Jean Arthur. This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All the hot goss from the Annual Wampas Frolic and Ball plus a (fantasy) inside peek at what the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers did in their spare time in "The Wampas Exposed" special feature! There are gyrations! This clip show (sorry!) features Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, jokes at Charlie Chaplin's expense (he had it coming), Rudolph Valentino, that Wampas Baby who fainted that one time, Bebe Daniels AND Baby Betty! This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to 1928, there's so much to tell you! Includes stories of a starlet who dated a prince, a "pumpkin" dressed in an evening gown (get ready to roll your eyes), a Wampas getting the girl... eventually... and more! Listen to hear The Old Movie Lady nearly-answer important questions like "Is this the elusive film The Romance of the Bathing Girl"? And "Did a Wampas Baby kick an evil dictator in the nuts?"This episode contains mention of suicidal ideation, fat-phobic language (historical), contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special (slightly shorter!) episode of The Old Movie Lady Podcast, learn all about the first steps in the journey from Silent Films to Talkies, including unsuccessful inventions, poorly explained business dealings, and how The Jazz Singer killed Sam Warner! Listen close to hear Marg call some very serious engineers some very cute words of endearment, and more! This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 1927 and the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers are back with a new crop of Wampas Baby Stars! Let Marg the Old Movie Lady regale you with tales of less successful sisters, a fateful trip to Honolulu, and a rogue bit of fringe. Listen to find out what Douglas Fairbanks made everyone watch him do at the Wampas Frolic and Ball, and more than one (two, can you believe it?) separate mentions of the musical number Meet My Sister from The Show of Shows (1929)This episode contains mention of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who do you picture in your mind's eye when you think of Joan Crawford? Take a moment (or rather, 48 minutes or so) in this special Close Up episode of The Old Movie Lady Podcast to focus on the earliest days in the life and career of the woman who would become one of the most ambitious, iconic, and controversial figures in Old Hollywood. From little girl scrubbing floors, to dancer, to the Wampas list of 1926, to movie star, this is a story Billie and Lucille. This episode contains mention of child abuse (including sexual abuse, not detailed), sexual harassment and assault, and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1936, ten years after she was named a Wampas Baby Star, Mary Astor faced one of the most salacious scandals ever seen in Hollywood. But who was the woman behind the infamous Purple Diaries? And why was she willing to risk her secrets being exposed? This episode contains mention of domestic violence, alcohol abuse, and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On set romances abound in the 2nd half of 1925's Wampas Baby Stars List! Stick around for stories about the Queen of Poverty Row, a great film beauty who dared to want more, the less successful sister, asking a numerologist for a new name, and more! This episode contains brief mention of alcohol abuse, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.