The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.

When Alice Faye left the studio in 1945 Betty Grable became the studio's undisputed "queen of the lot. Her mother soon gave her a makeover which included bleaching her hair platinum blonde. This film was meant to reunite Grable with Marilyn Monroe but Monroe turned it down complaining the script was poor.

5"). She was known by several nicknames during her heyday in the 40s including: "the girl with the million dollar legs" "the quick-silver blonde" "the queen of the Hollywood musical" and "the darling of the forties". Elizabeth Ruth "Betty" Grable (December 18 1916 – July 2 1973) was an American actress dancer and singer.