IMDb > The Harvey Girls (1946)
The Harvey Girls
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany credits
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guidemessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsmemorable quotes
Did You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

The Harvey Girls (1946) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (See all 9 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   1,751 votes »
Your Rating:
Saving vote...
Deleting vote...
/10   (delete | history)
Sorry, there was a problem
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 12% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
George Sidney
Writers:
Edmund Beloin (screenplay) &
Nathaniel Curtis (screenplay) ...
(more)
Contact:
View company contact information for The Harvey Girls on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
18 January 1946 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Western See more »
Tagline:
It's Blazing, Blistering Romance . . . in the wide open spaces !
Plot:
On a train trip West to become a mail order bride Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
See more »
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
'Bye Bye Birdie': 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Classic Ann-Margret Musical
 (From Moviefone. 3 April 2013, 5:54 PM, PDT)
Review: "Bye Bye Birdie" On Blu-ray From Twilight Time
 (From CinemaRetro. 17 October 2012, 3:30 AM, PDT)
MGM musicals: All singing, all dancing
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 10 November 2011, 4:06 PM, PST)
User Reviews:
No Vincente Minelli -- and it shows See more (46 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Judy Garland ... Susan Bradley
John Hodiak ... Ned Trent

Ray Bolger ... Chris Maule

Angela Lansbury ... Em
Preston Foster ... Judge Sam Purvis

Virginia O'Brien ... Alma from Ohio
Kenny Baker ... Terry O'Halloran
Marjorie Main ... Sonora Cassidy

Chill Wills ... H.H. Hartsey
Selena Royle ... Miss Bliss

Cyd Charisse ... Deborah Andrews
Ruth Brady ... Ethel
Jack Lambert ... Marty Peters
Edward Earle ... Jed Adams
Morris Ankrum ... Rev. Claggett
William 'Bill' Phillips ... 1st Cowboy (as Wm. 'Bill' Phillips)
Ben Carter ... John Henry

Norman Leavitt ... 2nd Cowboy
Stephen McNally ... 'Goldust' McClean (as Horace McNally)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jane Allen ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Amos Arnet ... (uncredited)
Jean Ashton ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Frank Austin ... Rancher (uncredited)
Eleanor Bayley ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Hazel Brooks ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)

Rand Brooks ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)

Ewing Miles Brown ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Joan Carey ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Lucille Casey ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Ruth Clark ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Jack Clifford ... Fireman (uncredited)
Tex Cooper ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Georgia Davis ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Davis ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Dona Dax ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Vernon Dent ... Engineer (uncredited)
Gwen Donovan ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Meredyth Durrell ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Vivian Edwards ... Specialty Performer (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Engels ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Kay English ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Mary Jane French ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Sam Garrett ... Trick Roper (uncredited)
Vincent Graeff ... Boy (uncredited)
Virginia Gumm ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Jane Hale ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Jane Hall ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
William Hall ... Big Joe (uncredited)
Byron Harvey Jr. ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Gloria Hope ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Virginia Hunter ... Jane (uncredited)
Dorothy Jackson ... Specialty Performer (uncredited)
Thelma Joel ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Joe Karnes ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Jack Kenny ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Al Kunde ... Rancher (uncredited)
Janet Lavis ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Vera Lee ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Maxine Leslie ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis ... Sandy (uncredited)
Johnny Luther ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Peggy Maley ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Claude Martin ... (uncredited)
Judy Matson ... Specialty Performer (uncredited)

Catherine McLeod ... Louise (uncredited)
John Merton ... Player (uncredited)
Mary Moder ... Specialty Performer (uncredited)
Daphne Moore ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Edith Motridge ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Paul Newlan ... Station Agent (uncredited)
Loulie Jean Norman ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Conductor (uncredited)
Shirley Patterson ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Player (uncredited)
Tom Quinn ... Player (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Charles Regan ... Dealer (uncredited)
Al Rhein ... Dealer (uncredited)
Kenneth Rundquist ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Erin Selwyn ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Townsman at Saloon (uncredited)
Emily Smith ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Nevada Smith ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Melba Snowden ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)

Ray Teal ... Conductor (uncredited)
Joan Thorsen ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Jim Toney ... Muleskinner (uncredited)
Eleanor Troy ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Van Nuys ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Bunny Waters ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)

Jacqueline White ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Eve Whitney ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Dorothy Wilkerson ... Harvey Girl (uncredited)
Herberta Williams ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Dallas Worth ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke ... Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Create a character page for: ?

Directed by
George Sidney 
 
Writing credits
Edmund Beloin (screenplay) &
Nathaniel Curtis (screenplay) &
Harry Crane (screenplay) &
James O'Hanlon (screenplay) &
Samson Raphaelson (screenplay)

Kay Van Riper (additional dialogue)

Samuel Hopkins Adams (novel "The Harvey Girls")

Eleanore Griffin (original story) and
William Rankin (original story)

Produced by
Roger Edens .... associate producer
Arthur Freed .... producer
 
Original Music by
Lennie Hayton (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
George J. Folsey  (as George Folsey)
 
Film Editing by
Albert Akst 
 
Art Direction by
William Ferrari 
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Helen Rose 
Valles (costumes: men)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn .... makeup designer
Irma Kusely .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Dorothy Ponedel .... key makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Dave Friedman .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Rhein .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Mildred Griffiths .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
Bill Edmondson .... unit mixer (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams .... re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Mark Davis .... matte paintings camera (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie .... transparency projection shots (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert J. Bronner .... second camera (uncredited)
Cliff Shirpser .... assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene .... costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Robert Alton .... musical numbers staged by
Lennie Hayton .... musical director
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator
Kay Thompson .... vocal arranger
Earl Cates .... music mixer (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Marion Doenges .... singing voice: Cyd Charisse (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin .... orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin .... music mixer (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Virginia Rees .... singing voice: Angela Lansbury (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Henri Jaffa .... associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
George Richelavie .... research director (uncredited)
Bea Whitney .... assistant research director (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


Production CompaniesDistributorsOther Companies
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
See more »
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #10927)
Filming Locations:
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer's unforgettable, Oscar-winning train song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" dominated the airwaves during and the summer and fall of 1945, several months before the film's national opening on January 18, 1946. Mr. Mercer's pairing with The Pied Pipers on Capitol Records entered the "Billboard" singles charts on July 5, 1945, and the disc kept hold for 16 weeks, claiming the number-one spot for seven solid weeks between July 28 and September 8. The movie's top-billed star, Judy Garland, teamed with The Merry Macs, had their Decca 78 arrive at "Billboard"'s tenth position during the week of September 20, 1945. Another couple of versions charted high in "Billboard": Bing Crosby's Decca take, supported by Six Hits and a Miss, entered the singles list on July 19, 1945, staying for 10 weeks and rising to number four; plus Victor's release by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, vocal by The Sentimentalists, a rendition housed on the listing for six weeks beginning August 2, 1945, and cresting at number six.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:Chris, what's wrong?
Chris Maule:Marty Peters was just here.
Alma:Marty Peters? The man who shot the last blacksmith?
Chris Maule:He... he... he did what?
[Chris has just been made the new blacksmith]
Alma:Well, it's all based on circumstantial evidence. No one actually saw the bullet leave the gun.
[Chris faints dead away]
See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Good Life (2007)See more »
Soundtrack:
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa FeSee more »

FAQ

Training Montage (The Train Must Be Fed) lyrics
See more »

User Reviews

   (Review this title)
12 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
No Vincente Minelli -- and it shows, 4 August 1999
Author: Doug Phillips (janabro@aol.com) from Seattle, Washington

The first person you see is Judy Garland singing an infinitely forgettable song.

For the most part it goes up from there.

This is a film that Vincente Minelly did not direct and even though it shows Judy at her demure best he had a knack for bringing out the best in her performances.

Surprisingly enough, this is not an entirely inaccurate history of the women that opened up the West -- just as much as the men did.

For those that do not know -- Fred Harvey was a railroad tycoon and visionary that realized that the United States could only expand Westward -- and he was there to help fulfill that dream.

His chain of "Railroad Hotels" (some of which still exist) and the women that staffed them, helped to civilize parts of the United States that were raw and uncultured.

This is one of those incredible films that has every face you have ever seen in a movie -- even if you do not always know their names: Ray Bolger, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills and even Cyd Charisse.

This is cameo paradise and there is a character and face there for everyone.

The songs, the costumes, the sets and everything BUT the dialogue and story are top notch. But who needs a good script when you have a cast of STARS! (Especially Judy Garland.)

Take the good parts from this movie and try to pretend the rest never happened.

Was the above review useful to you?
See more (46 total) »

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Harvey Girls (1946)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Underrrated Judy Garland movie kelia-1
Longfellow angelkitten_judy
Angela Lansbury was only 19! lacy_lou_92
Virginia O'Brien dmnemaine
John Hodiak brianwt
Story behind Poker References in Wild Wild West? tomtac
See more »

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance McCabe & Mrs. Miller Original Sin Brokeback Mountain The Wages of Fear
IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
 IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb Comedy section IMDb USA section

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Edit page' button will take you through a step-by-step process.