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Ziegfeld Girl - 1941
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valign="top"><div align="center"> <p><b><a name="production"></a><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/production.png" alt="production" name="production" width="137" height="30" border="0" align="middle" id="production" /></b><br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"><i><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/home-2.png" alt="Poster" width="230" height="352" border="0" align="right" /></font></i></font>Ziegfeld Girl</font></i><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> is a rarity in the film catalog of Judy Garland. It’s one of the few post-Oz films that isn’t a vehicle for either her alone, or her and a co-star (Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire), and one in which she plays a more supporting role. <em>Ziegfeld Girl </em>is more a vehicle for Lana Turner and MGM's build-up to make her a star. <br /> <br /> Originally scheduled in 1938 for Joan Crawford, Eleanor Powell (MGM’s “Queen Of Taps”), Margaret Sullivan, and Virginia Bruce, <i>Ziegfeld Girl</i> ended up starring Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, and Eve Arden in the main female leads. By the time pre-production actually started, Joan Crawford and Eleanor Powell’s careers were already declining. Lana, Hedy, and of course Judy, were the "new" stars at MGM. Judy had already proven herself in <i><a href="oz/index.html">The Wizard of Oz</a></i> (1939) and <i>Babes in Arms</i> (1939), and she had just finished <i>Little Nellie Kelly</i> (1940). Lana was the studio’s obvious new “sexpot” and Hedy had recently made a big splash proving she could act and not just be a gorgeous "Bird of Paradixe." Thanks to <em>Ziegfeld Gir</em>l and her other 1941 output, Lana ended up staying at MGM for almost 20 years as one of the studio's most enduring and versatile stars.<br /> <br /> The plot of <em>Ziegfeld Girl</em> is slight. It’s the standar “3 Girls trying to make it” backstage story. One achieves stardom (Judy), one achieves happiness via marriage (Hedy), and one falls for the glitz and glamour and ends up dead from alcoholism (Lana). Pure melodrama! But, packaged by MGM's professionalism, with musical numbers directed by Busby Berkeley, <i>Ziegfeld Girl</i> would become an extravaganza of glitz and corn and music and melodrama on a colossal scale. This is a movie that proves, "they don't make 'em like they used to." To film the opulent musical numbers today, with the chorus girls, chorus boys, costumes, music, and all the trimmings, would cost a fortune. But MGM had the resources to make <em>Ziegfeld Girl</em> one of the most opulent films of its time, or any time. <br /> <br /> James Stewart, Tony Martin, and Jackie Cooper play the main lead male roles. Stewart was fresh off the double success of <i>Mr. Smith Goes To Washington </i>(1939) and his Oscar winning role in <i>The Philadelphia Story </i>(1941). But the focus is on the women, with the men merely acting as plot devices to add a dash of drama. <i><br /> <br /> </i>This is the only film in which Judy starred with James Stewart and even though they both get top billing, they never share a scene together!Years later, James Stewart would talk about the magical days during the late 1930's when he and several other stars and contract players would take their breaks and sit outside the music building and listen to Judy rehearse with Roger Edens.<br /> <br /> Judy’s part is basically a supporting role, but she gets several great numbers and is the only one of the girls who becomes the big Ziegfeld star. <font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/home-1.png" alt="Poster" width="235" height="291" border="0" align="left" /></font></i></font></font></i></font>Her first number reaches back to her Vaudeville roots with Charles Winninger performing the breezy “Laugh, I Thought I’d Split My Sides.”<br /> <br /> “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” is the ballad standout for Judy. She takes the standard and makes it her own. It's a classic Garland film moment. When watching her, one can see why Lana Turner said to Judy (during the making of this film) “You know, I’d give all of my beauty for just half of your talent ­ the look on your face when you sing.” That’s praise indeed. You can listen and download Judy's multiple take pre-recordings at <a href="songs.html"><em>The Judy Room's MP3 Page</em></a>.<br /> <br /> "Minnie From Trinidad” is the big Busby Berkeley extravaganza showcasing Judy’s character’s ascent to stardom. It’s completely over the top ­ in a good way. Judy’s voice is well suited to this type of number. She’s able to take the tongue-in-cheek lyrics and make them fun. At the end of the number, she’s lifted up and down on what are supposed to be large bamboo-type sticks. I used to wonder how MGM they got away with putting Judy on something like that ­ something that could possibly seriously injure one of MGM’s biggest stars. In reality, it's not Judy, MGM wouldn't chance an accident with their biggest musical star. </font><br /> <br /> <font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Judy briefly appears in the early big musical number “You Stepped Out Of A Dream." Judy’s character is not yet a star, so that after each glamour girl’s segment, poor Judy/Susan is stuck behind Tony Martin, Lana Turner and Hedy Lamarr for the final shot of the number. This probably didn’t do much for Judy’s insecurity about her looks. <br /> <br /> </font> <font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">“Dream” is a dream alright. Eye popping costumes and huge sets add to Tony Martin’s wonderful rendition of this new standard. The song is really just an excuse to show the“typical Ziegfeld number of beautiful girls wearing outlandish costumes descending down a long flight of stairs.Lana and Hedy both get their turn coming down the stairs. Lana proves that she can navigate stairs better than anyone. What a beautiful walk she had! Judy doesn’t just walk down the stairs, she dances down as the head of a line of sequined clad chorus girls. Very effective!</font><br /> <br /> <font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Ziegfeld Girl</em> also features one of Dan Dailey's earliest roles as "The Champ" Jimmy Walters who is first spurned then used by the Sheila Hale (Lana Turner) character. After appearing in several MGM films, Dailey who would go over to 20th Century Fox and star in several musicals with Betty Grable.<br /> <br /> <em>Ziegfeld Girl </em>is long, opulent, melodramatic, and undeniable fun. So sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a fantasy world that never really existed in the first place. They don't make 'em like that anymore!</font><br /> <br /> </p> <p align="center"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/trailer.png" alt="Ziegfeld Girl Trailer" width="277" height="210" border="0" align="middle" /><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/trailer-1.png" alt="Ziegfeld Girl Trailer" width="266" height="210" border="0" align="middle" /><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/trailer-2.png" alt="TZiegfeld Girl Trailer" width="268" height="210" border="0" align="middle" /></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#top">top of page</a></font><br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="images/spacerred.gif" alt="spacer" name="songs" width="100%" border="0" align="middle" id="songs6" /><br /> <br /> <a name="photos"></a><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/photos.png" alt="photos" name="photos" width="87" height="30" border="0" align="absmiddle" id="photos" /><br /> </p> <table width="90%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr align="center" valign="middle"> <td><a href="ziegfeldgirl/gallery.html"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/Color-Shot.png" alt="Judy and Charles" width="216" height="310" border="0" align="middle" /></a></td> <td><a href="ziegfeldgirl/gallery.html"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/Promo-35.png" alt="Judy and Charles" width="216" height="310" border="0" align="middle" /></a></td> <td><a href="ziegfeldgirl/gallery.html"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/Paint-Book.png" alt="Paint Book" width="216" height="310" border="0" align="middle" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="7"><div align="center" class="style7">Click on the images above to to see the media and photos gallery.</div></td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"><div align="center"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#top">top of page</a></font><br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="images/spacerred.gif" alt="spacer" name="songs" width="100%" border="0" align="middle" id="songs4" /><br /> </p> <div align="center" class="style3"> <font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /> <a name="timeline"></a><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/timeline.png" alt="timeline" name="timeline" width="105" height="30" border="0" align="absmiddle" id="timeline" /><br /> <br /> </font> <table width=98% border=0 align="center" cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0> <col width=118 /> <col width=363 /> <tr align="center" valign="middle" height=12> <td width=128 height=12 class="style4"><div align="center" class="style9">DATE</div></td> <td width=519 align="center" class="style5"><span class="style9">EVENT</span></td> </tr> <tr height=12> <td height=12 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">October 1940 </div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Rehearsals begin for <em>Ziegfeld Girl.</em></td> </tr> <tr height=33> <td height=33 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">11/13/40</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">MGM Recording session: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (fast and slow versions).</td> </tr> <tr height=33> <td height=33 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">11/28/1940</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Publicity photo session for <em>Ziegfeld Girl</em>. Judy and Jackie Cooper. Judy is wearing her "Laugh! I Thought I'd Split My Sides" costume.</td> </tr> <tr height=22> <td height=22 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">12/11/1940</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Publicity photo session for <em>Ziegfeld Girl</em>. Judy with Lana Turner and Hedy Lamarr (Judy and Lana balance books on their heads, all three pose around a piano and various other poses). </td> </tr> <tr height=44> <td height=44 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">12/18/1940</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Judy records "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" for Decca Records. She also recorded "Our Love Affair" (from <em>Strike Up The Band</em> - 1941), "A Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow" (from <em>Little Nellie Kelly</em> - 1940) and "It's a Great Day For The Irish" (also from <em>Little Nellie Kelly</em>).</td> </tr> <tr height=22> <td height=22 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">12/22/1940</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">MGM recording session: "We Must Have Music" (with Tony Martin) & "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" (reprise) - both would be cut from the film. A clip of the footage for "We Must Have Music" survives in a short subject with the same name, also released an 1941. The finale would be altered in March of 1941.</td> </tr> <tr height=12> <td height=12 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">12/30/1940 - 12/31/1940</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Filming of "You Stepped Out Of A Dream." Publicity photos in the "Dream" costumes are taken at this time. </td> </tr> <tr height=12> <td height=12 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">01/14/41</div></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">MGM recording session: "Minnie From Trinidad."</td> </tr> <tr height=12> <td height=12 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">01/18/41</div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="style5">Filming of the "Minnie From Trinidad" number.</td> </tr> <tr height=12> <td height=12 align="center" valign="middle" class="style4"><div align="center">March 1941</div></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" class="style5"><span class="style2">Filming is completed. Including the new, more extravagant finale which "steals" footage from MGM's 1936 "Best Picture" Oscar winner <em>The Great Ziegfeld</em>.<br /> <br /> Judy is put in a blonde wig and placed on a mock-up of the top portion of the famous "wedding cake" set from <em>The Great Ziegfeld</em>. This is spliced into the footage so that it looks as though Judy (rather than the original girl, Virginia Bruce) is sitting on the top of that massive set from 1936!</span></td> </tr> <tr height=22> <td height=22 align="center" valign="middle" class="style6"><div align="center">April 25, 1941 </div></td> <td width=519 align="left" valign="middle" class="tablegraybottomR"><div align="left" class="style2"> <em>Ziegfeld Girl</em> premiere.</div></td> </tr> </table> </div> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p align="center"><a href="#top" ><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font></a><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#top">top of page</a></font><br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="images/spacerred.gif" alt="spacer" name="songs" width="100%" border="0" align="middle" id="songs2" /> <br /> </p> <div align="center" class="style3"> <div align="center"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/songs.png" alt="songs" name="songs" width="75" height="35" border="0" align="middle" id="songs" /><br /> <br> <b><a href="soundtracks/ziegfeld-mars2.html" ><b><img src="discs/sndtrk/Ziegfeld-Girl-Lily-Mars-Cover-no-border.png" alt="Ziegfeld Girl - Presenting Lily Mars Soundtrack Album" width="300" height="300" border="0" align="middle" /></b></a></b><br /> </font><br /> <strong><a href="soundtracks/ziegfeld-mars2.html">The complete soundtrack is now available for download!</a><br> <br /> </strong> <span class="body"><font color="#0000ff"><strong>TRACK LISTING</strong></font></span><span class="text"><font color="#000011"><br /> <br /> Tracks featuring Judy Garland noted </font></span><span style="font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><font color="#000011">with</font></span> <span class="BlueText"><font color="#0000FF">blue text</font></span><font color="#000011"><span class="text">.<br> * Stereo<br> ** Partial Stereo <br> <br /> </span></font> <table width="756" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"> <tr valign="middle"> <td width="333" align="center" class="tablegrayleft"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Title</font></div></td> <td width="325" align="center" class="tablegraymiddle"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Performed by...</font></div></td> <td width="80" align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Time</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="tablegreyacross"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><strong>Part One - Ziegfeld Girl</strong></font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft">Overture</td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">MGM Studio Orchestra</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:08</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & Charles Winninger</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:58</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#000011">You Stepped Out Of A Dream **</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">6:32</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft">Whispering</td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Bill Days, John Rarig & Max Smith</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:09</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleftblue"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Rehearsal)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & Charles Winninger</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:27</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleftblue"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Audition)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:50</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleftblue"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Ballad)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:12</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft">Caribbean Love Song</td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Tony Martin, dance by Antonio & Rosario</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1">7:35</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Minnie From Trinidad</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">5:25</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#000011">Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Charles Winninger & Al Shean</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:30</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">6:55</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Original Finale (Part 1)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">3:54</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#000011">Too Beautiful To Last (Demo Recording)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Tony Martin, with Roger Edens at piano</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:37</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="tablegreyacross"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Pre-Recording Sessions</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft">You Stepped Out Of A Dream (False Starts)</td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Tony Martin</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:58</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#000011">You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Alternate Stereo) *</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">6:37</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Audition Take 3)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:55</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Audition Take 4)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:53 </div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Ballad Take 4)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:36</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Ballad Take 5)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:05</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Ballad Take 6)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:29</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (Ballad Take 7)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:30</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Minnie From Trinidad (Alternate Take Stereo) *</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">5:01</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Deleted Finale Reprise</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:15</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Deleted Finale Reprise (Takes 1 & 2)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:18</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Deleted Finale Reprise (Takes 3)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:35</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Deleted Finale Reprise (Take 4)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:47</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Deleted Finale Reprise (Takes 5 & 6)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:20</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="tablegreyacross"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Extras</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Minnie From Trinidad (Remastered Film Version)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">5:42</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="left" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Leo Is On The Air (MGM Radio Promo Record)</font></td> <td align="left" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Tony Martin, Roger Edens</td> <td align="center" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">14:15</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="tablegreyacross"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><strong>Part Two - Presenting Lily Mars</strong></font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft">Overture</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">The MGM Studio Orchestra</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:32</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Lady Macbeth</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Annabelle Logan, Van Heflin</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:24</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#000011">The Gypsy In Me</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Marta Eggerth</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">3:29</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Tom, Tom The Piper's Son</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:42</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Love Is In The Air</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:29</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Ev'ry Little Movement Has A Meaning Of Its Own *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & Mary Kent (for Connie Gilchrist)</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:12</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Marta Eggerth</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:35</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft">When You Think Of Lovin'</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Bob Crosby & His Orchestra, The Wilde Twins</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:22</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:34</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You (Comedy Version aka Caro Mono) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">3:06</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">A Russian Rhapsody</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:23</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft">A Russian Rhapsody</td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Marta Eggerth & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">4:18</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale (Film Version) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Charles Walters, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">6:28</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Pagin Mr. Greenback (Outtake) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">4:53</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="tablegreyacross"><div align="center"><font color="#0000FF">Pre-Recording Sessions</font></div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You (Take 10) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:49</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You (Tag - Take 9) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:36</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">When I Look At You (Tag - Take 10) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:26</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Ev'ry Little Movement Has A Meaning Of Its Own *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & Mary Kent (for Connie Gilchrist)</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">2:50</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 1 * </font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">4:02</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 2 *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:32</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 3 *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:14</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 4 *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:52</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 5 *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">1:50</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 6 * </font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland, Charles Walters, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">3:01</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale Part 6 (Pick-up) *</font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraymiddle">Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegrayright1"><div align="center">0:55</div></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablebottomleft"><font color="#0000FF">Finale (Complete Version) * </font></td> <td align="left" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablegraybottommid">Judy Garland, Charles Walters, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The MGM Studio Chorus</td> <td align="center" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" class="tablebottomright"><div align="center">9:16</div></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center" class="style7"><br /> </p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="#top">top of page</a></font><br /> <br /> <br /> <img src="images/spacerred.gif" alt="spacer" name="songs" width="100%" border="0" align="middle" id="songs3" /> <br /> <br /> <a name="credits"></a><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/credits.png" alt="credits" name="credtis" align="absmiddle" id="credtis" /><br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"><span class="style2"><b><font color="#0000FF"><a href="ziegfeldgirl/gallery.html"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/Poster-Modern.png" alt="Ziegfeld Girl starring Judy Garland" width="260" height="335" border="0" align="right" /></a></font></b>Production No. 1165<br /> Running Time: 132 minutes<br /> Filmed: October 1940 - March 1941<br /> Released: April 12, 1941 (Chicago, IL)<br /> <br /> <br /> </span><b><span class="blue style12">PRODUCTION STAFF: </span><span class="style2"><br /> </span></b><span class="style2"><br /> Produced by: Arthur Freed<br /> Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard<br /> Screenplay by: Marguerite Roberts and Sonya Levien<br /> (original story by William Anthony McGuire)<br /> Musical numbers directed by: Busby Berkeley<br /> Music and lyrics:<br /> "You Stepped Out of a Dream" by Nacio Herb Brown and Gus Kahn<br /> "Minnie from Trinidad" by Roger Edens<br /> "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Harry Carroll and Joseph McCarthy<br /> "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean" by Edward Gallagher and Al Shean<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </span><span class="style12"><b>CAST:</b></span><br /> <br /> James Stewart.....Gilbert Young<br /> Judy Garland.....Susan Gallagher<br /> Hedy Lamarr.....Sandra Kolter<br /> Lana Turner.....Sheila Regan<br /> Tony Martin.....Frank Merron<br /> Jackie Cooper.....Jerry Regan<br /> Ian Hunter.....Geoffrey Collis<br /> Charles Winninger....."Pop" Gallagher<br /> Edward Everett Horton.....Noble Sage<br /> Philip Dorn.....Franz Kolter<br /> <a href="ziegfeldgirl/gallery.html"><img src="ziegfeldgirl/pics/magazine-ad.png" alt="Magazine Ad for "Ziegfeld Girl" starring Judy Garland" width="260" height="373" border="0" align="right" /></a>Paul Kelly.....John Slayton<br /> Eve Arden.....Patsy Dixon<br /> Dan Dailey, Jr......Jimmy Walters<br /> Al Shean.....Al<br /> Fay Holden.....Mrs. Regan<br /> Felix Bressart.....Mischa<br /> Rose Hobart.....Mrs. Merron<br /> Bernard Nedell.....Nick Capalini<br /> Ed McNamara.....Mr. Regan<br /> Mae Busch.....Jenny<br /> Renie Riano.....Annie<br /> Josephine Whittell.....Perkins<br /> Sergio Orta.....Native Dancer<br /> Six Hits and a Miss.....vocals<br /> Rosario and Antonio.....Specialty Dancers<br /> Fred Santley.....Floorwalker<br /> Claire James.....Hopeful<br /> Sergio Orta.....Native Dancer<br /> Reed Hadley.....Geoffrey's Friend<br /> Armand Kaliz.....Pierre<br /> Joan Barclay.....Actress in Slayton's Office<br /> Donald Kirke.....Playboy<br /> Ray Teal.....Pawnbroker<br /> Al Hill.....Truck Driver<br /> Roscoe Ates.....Theater Worker<br /> George Lloyd.....Bartender<br /> Ginger Pearson.....Salesgirl<br /> Elliott Sullivan, James Flavin.....Truckers<br /> Joyce Compton.....Miss Sawyer<br /> Ruth Tobey.....Beth Regan<br /> Bess Flowers.....Casino Patron<br /> Jean Wallace, Myrna Dell, Georgia Carroll, Louise La Planche, Virginia Cruzon, Alaine Brandeis, Patricia Dana, Irma Wilson, Leslie Brooks, Madeleine Martin, Vivian Mason, Harriet Bennett, Nina Bissell, Frances Gladwin, Anya Taranda.....Ziegfeld Girls<br /> <br /> <br> <span class="style7"><span class="style12"><b>WHAT THE CRITICS SAID:</b></span><br /> <br /> "Although their tribulations are never worth the length that producer Pandro Berman devotes to them, Miss Garland warbles a torrid tropical tune, "Minnie from Trinidad", with true professional gusto."<br /> - Time, May 5, 1941<br /> <br /> "Judy Garland, as the show wise youngster, carries the sympathetic end most capably and delivers her vocal assignments in great style"<br /> - Variety, April 16, 1941<br /> <br /> "Of the three aspirants to stardom ... only [Judy] made it, which gave the film a conviction it lacked elsewhere."<br /> - film historian David Shipman<br /> <br /> "Judy Garland is especially good as a youngster who becomes a star under a strict code of showmanship."<br /> - Howard Barnes, The New York Herald Tribune<br /> <br /> .".. Judy Garland sings and dances her way enthusiastically from tank-town vaudeville to the New Amsterdam Theatre and Charles Winninger, as her father, turns out to be the Gallagher of the famous Gallagher and Shean team, while Shean is played with nostalgic gusto by Al Shean himself..."<br /> - Newsweek</span></p> <p align="center"><br> <br> <span class="style12"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A special note of thanks to Eric Hemphill for providing material from his collection to this section. 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