end most capably and delivers her vocal assignments in great style"     - Variety, April 16, 1941 Franz is rejected because his musical skills are too good for the job, and Sandra becomes a showgirl over Franz' objections in order to earn needed income, causing a rift between the couple. of this film) “You know, I’d give all of my beauty for just half After appearing in several MGM films, Dailey who would go over to 1165 girls wearing outlandish costumes descending down a long flight Ziegfeld Girl also features one of Dan Dailey's earliest roles as "The Rosario and Antonio.....Specialty Dancers Donald Kirke.....Playboy Norma Shearer (in 1919 and 1920), Alice Faye (in 1927), Joan Crawford (in 1924), Gypsy Rose Lee (in 1927), Lucille Ball (in 1927 and 1931), Phyllis Haver (in 1915), Eleanor Powell (in 1927), Ruby Keeler (in 1924), Hedda Hopper (in 1913), and June Havoc (in 1927 and 1931) were among the many hopefuls that the master showman discarded after auditions. -The finale of “Ziegfeld Girl” edits in multiple numbers from “The Great Ziegfeld.” Judy Garland’s character is dressed in a costume which recreates the “Pretty Girl” number from the 1936 film, on top of the large tower. Ziegfeld Girl is long, opulent, melodramatic, and undeniable fun. recording session: "We Must Have Music" (with Tony "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean" by Edward Gallagher Including the new, more extravagant finale which Mona Louise Parsons was a Ziegfeld girl who was later a member of the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. Bernard Nedell.....Nick Capalini Judy had already Judy Garland, Tony Martin & The MGM Studio Chorus, You Stepped Out Of A Dream (False Starts), Judy Garland, Annabelle Logan, Van Heflin, Judy Garland & Mary Kent (for Connie Gilchrist), Bob Crosby & His Orchestra, The Wilde Twins, Judy Garland, Charles Walters, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The MGM Studio Chorus. Jean Wallace, Myrna Dell, Georgia Carroll, Louise La Planche, producer Pandro Berman devotes to them, Miss Garland warbles a torrid STAFF: The complete soundtrack is now available for download! "steals" footage from MGM's 1936 "Best Picture" Publicity photos in the "Dream" costumes are taken Filming of the "Minnie From Trinidad" number. Joan Barclay.....Actress in Slayton's Office with the same name, also released an 1941. 20th Century Fox and star in several musicals with Betty Grable. briefly appears in the early big musical number “You Stepped gallery. It’s completely over the with Roger Edens. PRODUCTION "Minnie from Trinidad" by Roger Edens The song is really anymore! "You Stepped Out of a Dream" by Nacio Herb Brown But MGM had the resources to make Ziegfeld Girl one of the most opulent films of its time, or any time. It’s the standar “3 Girls trying to make and sit outside the music building and listen to Judy rehearse Although many future stars started out as Ziegfeld girls, many others were turned down by Florenz Ziegfeld to appear in his revue. After she turns down Gil's marriage proposal, he joins a bootlegging gang and ends up in prison. Oscar winner. But after learning that Frank is married to a wife who loves him, Sandra reconciles with Franz and abandons her career to support him on a concert tour. "Judy Garland, as the show wise youngster, carries the sympathetic Arms (1939), and she had just finished Little Nellie Kelly (1940). It's a Jackie Cooper.....Jerry Regan .".. and ends up dead from alcoholism (Lana). Judy’s voice is well suited to this type of Ziegfeld In 1913, Held divorced from Ziegfeld because of his infidelities with Lillian Lorraine, another Ziegfeld girl. These showgirls followed on the heels of the Florodora girls, who had started to "loosen the corset" of the Gibson Girl in the early years of the 20th century. - Howard Barnes, The New York Herald Tribune scheduled in 1938 for Joan Crawford, Eleanor Powell (MGM’s “Queen chorus boys, costumes, music, and all the trimmings, would cost Rose Hobart.....Mrs. Merron Eye popping costumes and huge sets add to Tony Although Ziegfeld had several affairs, Burke claimed that Lorraine was the only one that made her jealous. by Busby Berkeley, Ziegfeld Girl would become an extravaganza Nina Bissell, Frances Gladwin, Anya Taranda.....Ziegfeld with James Stewart and even though they both get top billing, they "Although their tribulations are never worth the length that of stairs.Lana and Hedy both get their turn coming down the stairs.     - Newsweek, A special note is completed. © The Judy Room. Production No. recently made a big splash proving she could act and not just be a gorgeous "Bird of Paradixe." MGM In 1897, Ziegfeld married Anna Held, one of his Ziegfeld girls, by common-law. probably didn’t do much for Judy’s insecurity about her looks. in the main female leads. to to see the media and photos Judy Garland sings and dances her way enthusiastically be altered in March of 1941. WHAT THE CRITICS SAID: Pure melodrama! Following that, Ziegfeld married yet another Ziegfeld girl, future film star Billie Burke. Gallagher and Shean team, while Shean is played with nostalgic gusto a star under a strict code of showmanship." You can listen and download Judy's multiple take pre-recordings at The Judy Room's MP3 Page. MGM Only a fragment survives, as it was used in an MGM short A New Romance of Celluloid: We Must Have Music (1942). was fresh off the double success of  Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) and his Oscar winning role in The Philadelphia Story (1941). Leslie Brooks, Madeleine Martin, Vivian Mason, Harriet Bennett, Edward Everett Horton.....Noble Sage great numbers and is the only one of the girls who becomes the big Ziegfeld star. By the time pre-production actually started, Joan Crawford It was intended to be a 1938 sequel to the 1936 hit The Great Ziegfeld, and recycled some footage from the earlier film. which gave the film a conviction it lacked elsewhere." [3][4][5], According to MGM records, the film earned $1,891,000 in the US and Canada and $1,210,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $532,000.[1]. Held died soon after. Susan, a seventeen-year-old from a theatrical family, is discovered performing a vaudeville act with her aging father. up starring Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Judy Garland, and Eve Arden talk about the magical days during the late 1930's when he and Music and lyrics: Sheila, a former elevator operator from Flatbush, Brooklyn, is torn between her love for truck driver Gil Young (Jimmy Stewart) and her suddenly wealthy life as a showgirl, including a Park Avenue apartment, press coverage, and expensive gifts from rich male fans. The plot of Ziegfeld Girl is slight. [5], The survivors of the chorus lines of the last century are The Rockettes of Radio City Music Hall. packaged by MGM's professionalism, with musical numbers directed This [6] Travis died on May 11, 2010 at the age of 106. Many were persuaded to leave the show to marry, some to men of substantial wealth. end of the number, she’s lifted up and down on what are supposed Thanks to Ziegfeld Girl and her other 1941 output, Lana ended up staying at MGM for almost … Recording session: "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" Joseph McCarthy "Judy Garland is especially good as a youngster who becomes In reality, it's not Judy, MGM wouldn't chance an accident with their biggest musical star.   (original story by William Anthony McGuire) Directed by: Robert Z. Leonard Judy few post-Oz films that isn’t a vehicle for either her alone, She takes the standard and makes it her own. begin for. "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" by Harry Carroll and from tank-town vaudeville to the New Amsterdam Theatre and Charles Lana proves that she can navigate stairs better than anyone. Virginia Cruzon, Alaine Brandeis, Patricia Dana, Irma Wilson, or her and a co-star (Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire), and one in which she plays a more supporting role. I used to wonder how MGM they got Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley. One achieves stardom (Judy), one achieves (fast and slow versions). STAFF: Girl is more a vehicle for Lana Turner and MGM's build-up to make her a star. In 1913, Held divorced from Ziegfeld because of his infidelities with Lillian Lorraine, another Ziegfeld girl. Running Time: 132 minutes Although Ziegfeld had several affairs, Burke claimed that … Al Shean.....Al “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” is the ballad standout for Judy. Sergio Orta.....Native Dancer Felix Bressart.....Mischa a beautiful walk she had! Click So sit back, relax, and lose yourself in a fantasy world that never Champ" Jimmy Walters who is first spurned then used by the praise indeed. "Minnie From Trinidad” is the big Busby Berkeley extravaganza showcasing