Follies of 1938, Chapter 2: Kay Francis, Pretty Poison
- Podcast Episode
- 2014
- 38m
In May 1938, the Independent Theater Owners Association published a full-page paid editorial in The Hollywood Reporter, branding a number of big stars - including Mae West, Marlene Dietrich,... Read allIn May 1938, the Independent Theater Owners Association published a full-page paid editorial in The Hollywood Reporter, branding a number of big stars - including Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn and others - as "poison at the box office,"... Read allIn May 1938, the Independent Theater Owners Association published a full-page paid editorial in The Hollywood Reporter, branding a number of big stars - including Mae West, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn and others - as "poison at the box office," and urging the studios to cut their ties to expensive names who no longer had the drawing... Read all