Circa 1930s Hollywood shimmered with legends. Hedy Lamarr, the Viennese beauty, arrived at MGM in 1937 after fleeing Europe, later inventing radio guidance that inspired Wi-Fi. Jean Arthur, shy yet radiant, filmed Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) at Columbia, hiding her nerves behind comic brilliance. Gene Tierney’s haunting gaze in Laura (1944) enchanted audiences while tragedy shadowed her life. Loretta Young won the 1947 Oscar for The Farmer’s Daughter, filmed at Samuel Goldwyn Studios. Ro