TCM JUDY GARLAND'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

TCM JUDY GARLAND'S 90TH BIRTHDAY   6:00 AM 91 min TV-G musical Everybody Sing (1938) A theatrical family tries to put on a show but is upstaged by their servants. Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: Allan Jones , Judy Garland , Fanny Brice . D: Edwin L. Marin. Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Reginald Owen, Billie Burke, Reginald Gardiner. Shrill musical with stupid plot, unmemorable songs; good cast fighting weak material about nutty family involved in putting on a show. After loud finale you'll be waiting for a sequel called EVERYBODY SHUT UP. 7:34 AM 8 min short Bubbles (1930) 7:45 AM 91 min TV-G comedy Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once. Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone , Mickey Rooney , Cecilia Parker . D: George B. Seitz. Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Cecilia Parker, Fay Holden, Ann Rutherford, Betsy Ross Clark, Lana Turner, Gene Reynolds. One of the best of the series finds young Andrew frantically trying to juggle two girlfriends at the same time. Classy support by ingenues Garland and Turner. Judy sings three songs, including "Meet the Beat of My Heart.'' 9:18 AM 2 min short Silent Night: Judy Garland (1937) 9:30 AM 120 min TV-G musical Strike Up the Band (1940) A high-school band sets out to win a national radio contest. Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra . D: Busby Berkeley. Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman, June Preisser, William Tracy, Larry Nunn, Margaret Early, Ann Shoemaker. Rooney is leader of high school band hoping to compete in Paul Whiteman's nationwide radio contest. Typical Mickey-Judy fare, with good songs: "Our Love Affair" and an extended finale featuring the Gershwins' title tune. George Pal contributes a unique segment featuring a symphony performed by animated pieces of fruit (an idea apparently hatched by Vincente Minnelli). 11:35 AM C- 19 min short La Fiesta De Santa Barbara (1935) A musical/sketch comedy revue staged as a fiesta in Santa Barbara. Included are cameos, sketch comedy, and musical performances from famous stars such as Andy Devine, Buster Keaton, and Judy Garland   12:00 PM 104 min TV-G musical For Me And My Gal (1942) An unscrupulous song-and-dance man uses his partner and his best friend to get ahead. Dir: Busby Berkeley Cast: Judy Garland , George Murphy , Gene Kelly . D: Busby Berkeley. Judy Garland, George Murphy, Gene Kelly, Marta Eggerth, Ben Blue, Horace (Stephen) McNally, Keenan Wynn, Richard Quine. Music sustains old-hat plot of vaudeville couple determined to play Palace, circa WW1. Kelly's film debut enhanced by he and Garland singing title tune, ``When You Wore a Tulip,'' etc. Also shown in computer-colored version.   1:50 PM 3 min short If I Forget You - Judy Garland (1940) 2:00 PM 99 min TV-G musical Girl Crazy (1943) A womanizing playboy finds true love when he's sent to a desert college. Dir: Norman Taurog Cast: Mickey Rooney , Judy Garland , Gil Stratton . D: Norman Taurog. Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Gil Stratton, Robert E. Strickland, "Rags'' Ragland, June Allyson, Nancy Walker, Guy Kibbee, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Rooney sent to small Southwestern school to forget girls, but meets Garland and that's that. Great Gershwin score includes "I Got Rhythm,'' "Embraceable You,'' "But Not for Me.'' Busby Berkeley (the original director) staged the finale. Filmed before in 1932; remade as WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS. 3:45 PM C- 176 min TV-PG musical Star Is Born, A (1954) A falling star marries the newcomer he's helping reach the top. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Garland , James Mason , Jack Carson . D: George Cukor. Judy Garland, James Mason, Charles Bickford, Jack Carson, Tom Noonan. Powerful semi-musical remake of the 1937 classic, with Garland and Mason at their peaks as doomed Hollywood star couple, she on the way up, he down. Incisive script by Moss Hart; great Harold Arlen-Ira Gershwin songs include spellbinding "The Man That Got Away" and the show stopping "Born in a Trunk" sequence by Leonard Gershe. Badly cut to 154m. after premiere engagements of 181m.; restored in 1983 to present length using still photos to cover missing bits of footage. CinemaScope. 6:48 PM 10 min short Electrical Power (1939) A look at how electricity generated at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) is sent to Hollywood movies studios to make films. 7:00 PM C- 51 min TV-G documentary Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The: 50 Years of Magic (1990) The story of how MGM created one of the most beloved family films of all time. Dir: Jack Haley Jr. Cast: Angela Lansbury , John Lahr , Liza Minnelli . 7:56 PM 3 min short Houston Post Contest Winners (1939) TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: ESSENTIALS, JR. : JUDY GARLAND'S 90TH BIRTHDAY 8:00 PM C- 102 min TV-G musical Wizard Of Oz, The (1939) A Kansas farm girl dreams herself into a magical land where she must fight a wicked witch to escape. Dir: Victor Fleming Cast: Judy Garland , Frank Morgan , Ray Bolger . D: Victor Fleming. Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, The Singer Midgets. A genuine American classic, based on L. Frank Baum's story of a Kansas girl who goes "Over the Rainbow'' to a land of colorful characters and spirited adventure. A perfect cast in the perfect fantasy, with Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg's unforgettable score. Just as good the fifteenth time as it is the first time. Won Oscars for "Over the Rainbow'' and Herbert Stothart's scoring, plus a special miniature award for Judy. Previously filmed in 1925; remade as THE WIZ (set in N.Y.C.) and OZ (Australia). A pair of sequels: JOURNEY BACK TO OZ and RETURN TO OZ. 9:46 PM 11 min short We Must Have Music (1941) 10:00 PM C- 113 min TV-G musical Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast: Judy Garland , Margaret O'Brien , Mary Astor . D: Vincente Minnelli. Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Lucille Bremer, Tom Drake, Mary Astor, Leon Ames, Marjorie Main, June Lockhart, Harry Davenport, Joan Carroll, Hugh Marlowe. Captivating musical based on Sally Benson's slice of Americana about a family's experiences during the year of the St. Louis World's Fair, 1903. Judy sings wonderful Ralph BlaneHugh Martin songs "The Boy Next Door,'' "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,'' "The Trolley Song,'' while Margaret O'Brien steals every scene she's in as little sister Tootie. (In fact, she won a special Oscar, as the year's best child actress.) Screenplay by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe. Years later adapted for Broadway. 12:00 AM C- 103 min TV-G musical Easter Parade (1948) When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Fred Astaire , Peter Lawford . D: Charles Walters. Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin. Delightful Irving Berlin musical about Astaire trying to forget ex-dance partner Miller while rising to stardom with Garland. Too good to watch just at Eastertime. Musical highlights include Astaire's solo ``Steppin' Out With My Baby,'' Miller's ``Shaking the Blues Away,'' Fred and Judy's ``A Couple of Swells,'' and the Fifth Avenue finale with Berlin's title song. Oscar winner for musical scoring (Johnny Green and Roger Edens). Story by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett; they also scripted with Sidney Sheldon.   1:53 AM 4 min short Judy Garland Biography (1962) 2:00 AM C- 109 min TV-G musical Summer Stock (1950) A farmer gets sucked into show business when a theatrical troupe invades her farm. Dir: Charles Walters Cast: Judy Garland , Gene Kelly , Eddie Bracken . D: Charles Walters, Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Eddie Bracken, Marjorie Main, Gloria De Haven, Phil Silvers, Hans Conried. Kelly's theater troupe takes over Judy's farm, she gets show biz bug. Thin plot, breezy Judy, frantic Silvers, chipper De Haven. Judy sings "Get Happy," Kelly dances on newspapers. 4:00 AM C- 99 min TV-G musical I Could Go On Singing (1963) An American singing star in London tries to reclaim the son she gave up for adoption. Dir: Ronald Neame Cast: Judy Garland , Dirk Bogarde , Jack Klugman .   Carl Ray Louk "FRIENDSHIP NEVER ENDS" SG-1996 "LET LOVE LEAD THE WAY" SG-2000 "THE PHOENIX SHALL RISE" SD "EVEN A MAN WHO IS PURE IN HEART AND SAYS HIS PRAYERS BY NIGHT, MAY BECOME A WOLF WHEN THE WOLFBANE BLOOMS AND THE AUTUMN MOON IS BRIGHT." LT-1941 "FLESH OF MY FLESH; BLOOD OF MY BLOOD; KIN OF MY KIN WHEN SAY COME TO YOU, YOU SHALL CROSS LAND OR SEA TO DO MY BIDDING!" 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