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Margaret Lockwood
Lux pulled in all the big names for its soap ads, in this case the most popular British star of 1946.
Overview
Nine out of ten film stars use Lux Toilet Soap according to this advert, one of a series promoting the product. Margaret Lockwood was the most popular British film star of 1946, and this cameo appearance also helped plug her new feature film Bedelia.
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