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I’m in the wrong business

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Brick Wahl

Bert Lahr, thinking.

Bert Lahr, thinking

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Posted in Movies and television | Tagged Bert Lahr, dancing girls, gams, I'm in the wrong business, legs, show girls, the Cowardly Lion, vaudeville, Wizard of Oz | 1 Comment

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