A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Nov. 6, 1943: “Rene Clair, before deciding as to whether Lily Pons will sing for Nellie Melba in ‘It Happened Tomorrow,’ takes two days off to listen to more would-be Melbas. I'm amazed that Lily Pons would even consider doing it.” Notice that Lily Pons isn’t in the cast for “It Happened Tomorrow” … And the Pasadena Playhouse stages “Rebecca.” 

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1 Response to A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

  1. fibber mcgee's avatar fibber mcgee says:
    November 6, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Perhaps I’m too cynical but I have to wonder — how many of those casting notices that Hedda Hopper put in her column actually happened? It seems to us here at 79 Wistful Vista she had a mighty low batting average.

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