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Director:
Norman Taurog
Writers:
Booth Tarkington (novel)
Richard Connell (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 March 1944 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Tagline:
Sing Out the News! It's a Honey of a Show!
Plot:
Talented small-town girl Lily Mars hounds producer John Thornway for a part in his new play, but he... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Judy Garland ... Lily Mars

Van Heflin ... John Thornway
Fay Bainter ... Mrs. Thornway
Richard Carlson ... Owen Vail
Spring Byington ... Mrs. Mars
Mártha Eggerth ... Isobel Rekay (as Marta Eggerth)
Connie Gilchrist ... Frankie
Leonid Kinskey ... Leo
Patricia Barker ... Poppy
Janet Chapman ... Violet
Annie Ross ... Rosie (as Annabelle Logan)
Douglas Croft ... Davey
Ray McDonald ... Charlie Potter
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra ... Themselves
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra ... Themselves
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #8986) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the elaborate musical finale, Judy Garland is dancing with an uncredited Charles Walters, who would eventually become one of MGM's top directors and direct Judy herself in both "Easter Parade" and "Summer Stock." more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (1994) (V) more
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Judy the Great, 15 December 2005
6/10
Author: C.K. Dexter Haven from BC

The film itself is a lopsided affair with some heart and decent performances. It also features the Bob Crosby and Tommy Dorsey orchestras in a couple of notable musical sequences. Although this is Judy Garland's show, MGM strangely showcases operatic star Martha Eggerth a little too much and her presence mostly drags the film into headache territory. Thank God Garland makes up for it with a couple of terrific numbers of her own that show off her flair for comedy as well as singing and dancing.

The story doesn't hit target centre overall but it's not terrible and things do move at a nice pace, and Van Heflin turns in his usual capable performance. Garland simply outshines the material and it's a shame the writers missed so many opportunities for a more balanced and meaningful story.

Not a great film, or maybe even one of Garland's best, but she's great in it and her fans won't be disappointed.

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