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Dorothy Arzner and the boom mic

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Director Dorothy Arzner had a problem on the set of The Wild Party (1929). Her lead actress, silent-era ‘It’ girl Clara Bow, couldn’t perform energetically wi..

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Dorothy Arzner and Clara Bow on the set of The Wild Party

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Now you're talking

Australia, 1979
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