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THE HARVEY GIRLS [film]

Title

THE HARVEY GIRLS [film]

Release Date

1946

Genre

film

Production and Recordings Information

1944 record sung by Johnny Mercer, lyricist, with the Pied Pipers. "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (78/Cap 195, ALB-559, ALB-720, ALB-953, ALB-1217, ALB-1874, ALB-2004)

1945 album by members of orig prod. MUSIC: Harry Warren. WORDS: Johnny Mercer. COND: Lennie Hayton. CAST: Judy Garland, Kenny Baker, Virginia O'Brien, Betty Russell (for Cyd Charisse). (78/Dec album 388; Dec 8498, with Meet Me in St. Louis. More complete: CD/MCA MCAD-11491, with Girl Crazy & Meet Me in St Louis. Excerpts: Garland, Baker: "March of the Doagies" (dropped from the film and this album) (ALB-974, ALB-1576) Garland: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (ALB-239, ALB-1249, ALB-1576, ALB-2321) "In the Valley," "Swing Your Partner Round and Round" (ALB-1576) Garland, O'Brien, Russell: "It's a Great Big World" (ALB-239, ALB-1576) Baker: "Wait and See" (ALB-1897).)

1945 rehearsal record sung by Judy Garland (of orig cast) & Kay Thompson (vocal arranger for the film). PIANO: Roger Edens. "In the Valley" (ALB-1691, ALB-2364)

Records by members of orig cast. Judy Garland: "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (1945, with the Merry Macs: 78/Dec 23436, ALB-7A

Soundtrack. ORCH: Conrad Salinger. COND: Lennie Hayton. CAST: Judy Garland, Virginia O'Brien, Kenny Baker, Marion Doenges (for Cyd Charisse), Virginia Rees (for Angela Lansbury), Ray Bolger, Ben Carter, John Hodiak, Marjorie Main. (Hollywood Soundstage 5002; CD/Rhino R2-72151 (ALB-1691), with outtakes & other material. Excerpts: Garland, chorus: "On the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe" (ALB-252, ALB-633, ALB-1704, ALB-2247) "March of the Doagies" (outtake) (ALB-423, ALB-1577, ALB-1704, ALB-2247) Garland, Hodiak: "My Intuition" Garland, Bolger: "Hayride" (both outtakes) (ALB-423).)

Note

From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond

DigitalID

loc.natlib.smor.1946-6

Last Updated: 08-23-2012