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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American film director. Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres, and first started to take small film roles in 1912. He directed for the first time in 1915, and grew to become one of the most commercially successful Hollywood directors of the 1920s and 1930s. He was twice unsuccessfully nominated for the Best Director Oscar. In 1944, he was awarded the first Golden Globe Award for Best Director for his film The Song of Bernadette. He worked most often with Tyrone Power and Gregory Peck and for 20th Century Fox. Henry King was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars every year. He directed over 100 films in his career. During World War II, King served as the deputy commander of the Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol base in Brownsville, TX, holding the grade of captain. In his final years, he was the oldest licensed private pilot in the United States, having obtained his license in 1918. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry King (director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Paramount has made two movies called Million Dollar Legs, but what if Betty Grable did the same (one for Paramount in 1939, and one for 20th Century-Fox in 1943)? Before the credits and in the trailer, we are introduced to a closeup of Betty Grable’s character’s feet. We hear a swing instrumental in the style of Benny Goodman’s version of “Sing! Sing! Sing!”, which she wiggles her toes to. The camera goes up her legs as she flexes her calves, knees, and thighs.
