Girl Crazy (1943)

Directors:

Norman Taurog
Busby Berkeley

Writers:

Guy Bolton (musical play) and
Jack McGowan (musical play) ...

Release Date:

26 November 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

LOVE OR LUNACY? It's the wild cry of a "girl-crazy" cowboy...but one clear-eyed daughter of the west ropes and ties him!

Plot:

Rich kid Danny Churchill (Rooney) has a taste for wine, women and song, but not for higher education...

Plot Keywords:

College | Dean | Male Female Relationship | Party | Radio Broadcasting

Cast

Mickey Rooney	...	Danny Churchill, Jr.
Judy Garland	...	Ginger Gray
Gil Stratton	...	Bud Livermore
Robert E. Strickland	...	Henry Lathrop
Rags Ragland	...	'Rags' (as 'Rags' Ragland)
June Allyson	...	Specialty Singer
Nancy Walker	...	Polly Williams
Guy Kibbee	...	Dean Phineas Armour
Frances Rafferty	...	Marjorie Tait
Henry O'Neill	...	Mr. Danny Churchill, Sr.
Howard Freeman	...	Governor Tait
Tommy Dorsey	...	Himself - Bandleader Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	...	Themselves - Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra
Six Hits and a Miss	...	Themselves - Vocalists
The Music Maids	...	Themselves - Vocalists

Also Known As:

When the Girls Meet the Boys (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #9139) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Many cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names):Alphonse Martell (Waiter), Barbara Bedford (Churchill's secretary), Sarah Edwards (Governor's secretary), Harry C. Bradley (Governor's crony), Spec O'Donnell (Fiddle player), Sidney Miller (Ed), and all the Committee women, Blanche Rose, Helen Dickson, Melissa Ten Eyck, Vangie Beilby, Julia Griffith, Lillian West, Sandra Morgan, Peggy Leon and Bess Flowers.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ginger arrives at the college and sees Danny get put onto a horse by some of the students to ride off to a campfire, there seems to be a trainer squatted behind an abandoned carriage cuing the horses.

Quotes:

'Rags': Money is just like women and popcorn: the more you get the more you want.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Main Street Today (1944)

Soundtrack:

Embraceable You

Garland and Rooney, Who Could Ask For Anything More???

Forget the plot, in my opinion, this is the best of the Garland/Rooney films.

Mickey is a delight especially in their duet Could You Use Me?

Even better is Judy who steals the show. Her songs from "Embraceable You", "But Not For Me", and "Bidin My Time" are spectacular.

She also looks absolutely beautiful throughout the movie.

The highlight of the film is Judy singing the outstanding "I Got Rhythm". The vocal strength shows why she was the best singer of her era!!

An absolutely must see film!!