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The Harvey Girls (18-Jan-1946)

Director: George Sidney

Writers: Edmund Beloin; Harry Crane; Nathaniel Curtis; Eleanore Griffin; James O'Hanlon; William Rankin; Samson Raphaelson

From novel: The Harvey Girls by Samuel Hopkins Adams

Words and Music by: Johnny Mercer; Harry Warren

Producer: Arthur Freed

Keywords: Western, Musical

A mail-order bride journeying westward doesn't quite click with the man she came to marry; she meets up with a group of "Harvey Girls" headed towards one of the chain's legendary entertainment venues and restaurants. Splendid MGM musical produced in the wake of their smash hit Oklahoma! (1955). Won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe"; received an additional nomination for Best Score of a Musical.

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Morris Ankrum
Actor
27-Aug-1896 2-Sep-1964 Invaders from Mars
Ray Bolger
Actor
10-Jan-1904 15-Jan-1987 The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow
Cyd Charisse
Dancer
8-Mar-1922 17-Jun-2008 Vamp dancer in Singin' in the Rain
Preston Foster
Actor
24-Aug-1900 14-Jul-1970 My Friend Flicka
Judy Garland
Singer
10-Jun-1922 22-Jun-1969 Dorothy in Wizard of Oz
John Hodiak
Actor
14-Apr-1914 19-Oct-1955 Lifeboat
Jack Lambert
Actor
13-Apr-1920 18-Feb-2002 Riverboat
Angela Lansbury
Actor
16-Oct-1925   Murder She Wrote
Marjorie Main
Actor
24-Feb-1890 10-Apr-1975 Ma and Pa Kettle
Stephen McNally
Actor
29-Jul-1913 4-Jun-1994 Winchester '73
Virginia O'Brien
Actor
18-Apr-1919 16-Jan-2001 The Big Store
Selena Royle
Actor
6-Nov-1904 23-Apr-1983 The Fighting Sullivans
Chill Wills
Actor
18-Jul-1903 15-Dec-1978 The Alamo

CAST

Judy Garland   ...   Susan Bradley
with
John Hodiak   ...   Ned Trent
Ray Bolger   ...   Chris Maule
Angela Lansbury   ...   Em
and
Preston Foster   ...   Judge Sam Purvis
Virginia O'Brien   ...   Alma
Kenny Baker   ...   Terry O'Halloran
Marjorie Main   ...   Sonora Cassidy
Chill Wills   ...   H. H. Hartsey
Selena Royle   ...   Miss Bliss
Cyd Charisse   ...   Deborah
Ruth Brady   ...   Ethel
Jack Lambert   ...   Marty Peters
Edward Earle   ...   Jed Adams
Morris Ankrum   ...   Rev. Claggett
William "Bill" Phillips   ...   1st Cowboy
Ben Carter   ...   John Henry
Norman Leavitt   ...   2nd Cowboy
Stephen McNally   ...   Golddust McClean

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