As shown in newspaper photograph, by the markings on the nose of the B-29, the Bamboo Blonde is credited with 19 bombing missions and has shot down 9 Japanese airplanes.
The $3.50 cover charge for the New Club 50 would equate to over $50 in 2022.
Iris Adrian, who plays Ralph Edwards' loud-voiced fiancee Montana, enjoyed a decades long career as a character actress, eventually becoming the "go to blonde" for cameo roles as brassy, gum-popping older ladies (who were occasionally ladies of the night). Her filmography lists more than 100 titles.
Frances Langford enjoyed a career that lasted nearly three decades. She got her start as the vocalist on Bob Hope's popular radio show, and during World War II, toured with Hope entertaining American troops and became known as "The G.I. Nightingale." After a brief stint as a star in low budget movies like Bamboo Blonde, she had a second fling with popularity as the sharp-tongued wife alongside Don' Ameche in the hit radio comedy The Bickersons.
When Louise is reading about Capt. Ransom in Look magazine, the real cover from the September 18, 1945 issue has been shown. It shows Ingrid Bergman as a nun in the film The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) - another RKO picture.
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