27. The studio often pretended stars were dating in order to promote their movies
Studio influence over their stars even extended to their love lives. Sometimes, in order to promote a film, the studio would organize a “sham date” between the two stars. For example, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland publicly went on dates while Babes In Arms was being marketed, despite Rooney being a known Hollywood lothario.
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