Every Sunday (1936)

Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts. To stop ... See full summary »

Director:

Felix E. Feist

Writer:

Mauri Grashin

Stars:

Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin, Clem Bevans

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Judy Garland	...	Judy
Deanna Durbin	...	Edna

Storyline

Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts. To stop this from happening, Judy and Deanna gather a crowd the following sunday, and to keep its attention, they themselves perform alongside the orchestra. Deanna sings an aria and Judy sings 'Americana'.

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Plot Keywords:

orchestra | concert | grandfather | park | audience | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 June 2000 (Japan)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Deanna Durbin.

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Quotes

Judy: You just have no soul. Good night!

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)
clips

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Soundtracks

"Wine, Women and Song (Wein, weib und Gesang, Op. 333)"
Music by Johann Strauß
Played by the band in the park

User Reviews

I liked it. So sue me!

Canthony is correct that this little short is just an excuse to hear a very young Judy Garland (fourteen years old!) singing with a slightly older (by one year) Deanna Durbin. But I must disagree with everything else he or she said, including the running time -- which is only about ten minutes, not twenty (a single-reeler).

The song is not her best, obviously; but it's enjoyable and definitely worth the ten minutes to watch on Turner. The duet with Durbin is quite interesting: two conflicting styles that nevertheless dovetail reasonably well.

The short is just a throwaway, but it's nowhere near as bad as the other reviewer made it out to be. Honestly, I enjoyed it.

Dafydd ab Hugh