The Star Made Me Buy It

 Today's star is Betty Hutton for Bell & Howell...

The ad mentions her latest movie, Here Come the Waves. from 1944. 

To say she had a sad life is a gross understatement.  She had a very sad upbringing, and an interview with Phil Donahue late in her life is just heartbreaking.  In between she was in great demand in the 1940s and early '50s, appearing mainly in musicals, and light comedies

The first installment of the interview is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFW6Y9s5Dc0