Presenting Lily Mars

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Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

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Summary: Talented small-town girl Lily Mars hounds producer John Thornway for a part in his new play, but he doesn't want anything to do with stage-struck amateurs. But when Lily follows him to New York, he gets to know her better and his opinion of her changes for the better. Then, when the leading lady of the play walks out, Lily gets her big break on Broadway. (imdb)

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Country: USA

Directed By: Norman Taurog

Written By: Booth Tarkington, Richard Connell

Starring: Judy Garland, Richard Carlson, Van Heflin, Spring Byington, Fay Bainter, Mártha Eggerth

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na	strangelime	80	T₅
na	margot	80	T₅
na	imdb	67	T₆
na	stepsideways	81	T₄
Quintessential Judy -- twitchy, hyperventilating, warm -- straddling her lost childhood (an old memory by 1943 I bet) and her beckoning camp adulthood. Musically, it runs from "Tom Tom the Piper's Son" to Verdi played for comedy (the best bit, says me) to, y'know, "Broadway Rhythm" underneath Tommy Dorsey's UFO-style stage. Keep your eye out for a young Annie Ross (!) as Judy's piano-pounding sister. Docked some points for miscasting Van Heflin.
na	KungFuDolly	2	T₂