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The Harvey Girls (1946)

APPROVED  102 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Western   -  18 January 1946 (USA)
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Director:

George Sidney
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judy Garland ...
Susan Bradley
John Hodiak John Hodiak ...
Ned Trent
Ray Bolger ...
Chris Maule
Angela Lansbury ...
Em
Preston Foster Preston Foster ...
Judge Sam Purvis
Virginia O'Brien ...
Alma from Ohio
Kenny Baker Kenny Baker ...
Terry O'Halloran
Marjorie Main Marjorie Main ...
Sonora Cassidy
Chill Wills ...
H.H. Hartsey
Selena Royle Selena Royle ...
Miss Bliss
Cyd Charisse ...
Deborah Andrews
Ruth Brady Ruth Brady ...
Jack Lambert Jack Lambert ...
Marty Peters
Edward Earle Edward Earle ...
Jed Adams
Morris Ankrum Morris Ankrum ...
Rev. Claggett
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Storyline

On a train trip West to become a mail order bride Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a " Harvey House " restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide good cooking and wholesome company for railway travellers. When Susan and her bashful suitor find romance daunting, Susan joins the Harvey Girls instead. The saloon across the street with its alluring worldly-wise women offers them tough competition, fair and foul, and Susan catches the eye of the Ned Trent, the distant but intense proprietor of the bar. Written by Michael Meigs <Michael.Meigs@dos.us-state.gov>  

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Plot Keywords:

Train | Mail Order Bride | Restaurant | Saloon | Burning Building  | See more »

Taglines:

It's Blazing, Blistering Romance . . . in the wide open spaces !

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Batalha do Pó de Arroz See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,524,315 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Originally intended for release on Decca's boxed album of selections from the Harry Warren-Johnny Mercer score, "March of the Doagies," featuring Judy Garland, Kenny Baker and Kay Thompson's chorus, plus the first half of "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" with the Thompson chorus, both were omitted from the album. In the CD era, these two takes have been restored on a Garland collection from MCA called "The Complete Decca Original Cast Recordings," which also contains Decca re-creations of the scores from Girl Crazy and Meet Me in St. Louis. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the fire at the Harvey House while fighting the bad guys, Ned Trent has a tablecloth wrapped around his neck. Seconds later it's draped over his left shoulder. See more »

Quotes

Alma: [talking to Susan Bradley] I sent my picture into one of those Lonely Hearts Clubs and they sent it back, saying "We're NOT that lonely!"
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Connections

Featured in "MGM Parade: Episode #1.26" (1956) See more »

Soundtracks

"In the Valley (Where the Evenin' Sun Goes Down)"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Judy Garland See more »