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 Judy Garland places her hand- and footprints in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater on October 10, 1939 - the night of the premiere of Babes in Arms. Mickey Rooney is her escort for the evening. Judy later commented: "What promised to be the most exciting night of my life turned out to be the most embarrassing. It was the premiere of Babes in Arms, and the night I placed my hand and footprints in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre. I wanted to look more glamorous than ever before. Now I must confess I had the habit of biting my fingernails. I was just sick that I couldn't have long, glittering fingertips. But the manicurist fixed that. She gave me false nails. After I placed my hands in the cement we went inside to see the picture. Suddenly I thought creeping paralysis had set in, beginning at my fingertips. I was in a cold sweat before we left the theatre - then I realized some of the cement had crept under my nails and hardened. The next day I had to have my 'glamour' chipped off."
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