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Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch
Jan. 1, 1939, Hedda Hopper 

Hedy Lamarr, glamour girl of 1938.

Hedda Hopper says: "Jack Barrymore gave us the surprise of the year. His performance in 'Hold That Co-Ed' was so brutally and effectively true that it definitely killed the run of all those asinine football stories — thank goodness!"

Jan. 1, 1939, Hedda Hopper

 
Jan. 1, 1939: “Bing Crosby is in a class by himself, but even he had to fight for ‘Pennies From Heaven.’ The higher-ups didn't think it was any good.”

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