The Old Movie Lady Podcast

Marg, The Old Movie Lady
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The Old Movie Lady Podcast

Starting in 1922, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers released an annual list of the 13 young women they predicted would be the next big Hollywood stars... But who were these starlets? How were their images shaped by the media of the time? Just how right were the Wampas... and who the heck do they think they are, anyway? Delivered by Marg The Old Movie Lady, with her trademark sense of humour and research brought on by intense hyperfocus, this is The Old Movie Lady Podcast: The Wampas Frolic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. EPISODE 1

    1922: Welcome Wampas Babies!

    Old Hollywood fans and the rest of you get ready: The Old Movie Lady is here to tell you all about the founding of the Wampas, some drunk men on a beach, the inaugural Wampas Frolic and Ball, and 6 of the first 13 Wampas Baby Stars! Includes stories of a nose job, a gritty career transformation, a vindictive ex-husband, and more. All starting back in 1922! This episode contains very brief mention of death by suicide, and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    1922 Part Two: No Wampas Left Behind!

    In Episode 2, The Old Movie Lady talks about rumblings of censorship, a boy with a Little Lord Fauntleroy haircut, a doomed love story, and a girl without "it"! All that and more in the second half of 1922! This episode contains very brief mention of death by suicide, and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    40 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    1923: Jinx Jinx Who's Got the Jinx?

    The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers are ready for year 2 of their Baby Stars List and they have a giant typewriter to prove it! The Old Movie Lady is here to share halfish of the lucky 13 of 1923. Stories include a fight over a stage name, a French Canadian flapper, a lesson in knowing your angles, mothering your husband's fame, and more! This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    1923 Part 2: My Somewhat Questionable Past

    Rounding out 1923, The Old Movie Lady brings you tales of a monkey jewel-thief, a British beauty queen who couldn't act, a fat-phobic approach to avoiding scandal, and more! Featuring various Talmadge sisters, Buster Keaton, and even Rin Tin Tin! This episode contains mention of Intimate Partner Violence (and historical reactions to IPV), and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    1924: Wildcat All Over the Place

    It's 1924 and after midnight, do you know where your Wampases are? Where do you go when Los Angeles wants to ruin the fun? Find out in Episode 5 of the The Old Movie Lady Podcast, where you'll also learn about a "vamp-bunctious" career move (or two), a fateful accident, when wild women ruled the screen, and whether or not a girl attended a party one time. This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  6. Close Up: Clara Bow

    EPISODE 6

    Close Up: Clara Bow

    In 1924, The Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers named Clara Bow as one of their 13 Wampas Baby Stars. She would quickly rise to become one of the most popular movie stars of her era but her position was precarious. Listen to hear the Old Movie Lady's terrible impression, and to explore how Clara Bow's It factor, the very thing that made her a icon, was used to publicly destroy her. This episode contains mention of suicide (including historical language), childhood abuse (not detailed), and (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    1924: Town of Forgotten Faces

    Rounding out the rest of the Wampas Baby Stars of 1924, The Old Movie Lady brings you quite a few disturbing on-screen age differences, a movie that was “the trashiest sort of stuff", a romantic real life proposal, a spot-on impression one of of her most-hated Wampas member, and more! This episode contains mention of mental health struggles, child death, and alcohol abuse, as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    47 min
  8. Two-Reeler: Not Suitable for a Sunday

    EPISODE 8

    Two-Reeler: Not Suitable for a Sunday

    In this special (shorter!) episode of The Old Movie Lady Podcast, she talks about the dire survival record of films made pre-1929, and delves deep into two important films from 1923 featuring previously discussed Wampas Baby Stars: Flaming Youth (Colleen Moore) and Human Wreckage (Bessie Love, Lucille Ricksen). How were sex and drugs handled in these lost films? What divided critics and audiences alike? And does scandal or sorrow help sell films? Featuring the story of Wallace Reid and Dorothy Davenport. This episode contains mention of drug use (including some historical terminology), as well as (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
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Starting in 1922, the Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers released an annual list of the 13 young women they predicted would be the next big Hollywood stars... But who were these starlets? How were their images shaped by the media of the time? Just how right were the Wampas... and who the heck do they think they are, anyway? Delivered by Marg The Old Movie Lady, with her trademark sense of humour and research brought on by intense hyperfocus, this is The Old Movie Lady Podcast: The Wampas Frolic! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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