When I watch a scene like this from the incomparable Judy Garland, I never know if the tears that fill my eyes are because the song is so beautiful or if it's because Judy's talent is so great that I know I'm in the presence of a truly one of a kind performer. The answer is probably both, but either way, I know I'll never see the likes of this kind of star quality again.
Thanks a lot for the video. Harold Arlen composed the marvelous song- one of the emblematic one of Judy ; he was Judy's favorite composer, and a great friend of Her for life... Arlen helped Judy out in 1968 while paying her debts and accompanying her during her last live performances. Real friend and great musician (the Over the rainbow author)
How could MGM have deleted this truly remarkable vocal performance, one of the finest songs she ever recorded at MGM ? Luckily we still have it to treasure thanks. to youtube. Check out the studio version on her album entitled "Judy" orchestrations by Nelson Riddle. This rendtion has more power and greater emotional intensity than her MGM version. Once she left MGM her vocal style became more powerful, this is evident in A Star is Born when she sings The Man That Got Away.
Because it doesn't really work... who is the "we" she is singing about?.. certainly not her arch enemy Van Johnson.. and she hasn't met the "Dear Friend'... It is a lovely song..
MGM just didn’t learn it’s lesson from the near disaster they almost caused with The Wizard of Oz, by considering cutting Over the Rainbow. The lesson is this: NEVER omit Judy Garland singing a Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg song from a movie, ever!
now I think I understand mark hitting in film, each time the director said go, Judy moved to a different camera mark for the shot. Such a plastic way to create and tell a story. It only goes to show how brilliant Judy was, to take all this falseness and breaking of a scene for pure technical, not acting reasons, and keep everything in the story alive, organic, and entertaining.
Not every song has to be happy. MGM used songs to move the story along. The song fits in as "story telling," as it examines Judy's reaction of having lost Van Johnson's character. They were supposed to meet, but he never showed-up. She's sad and disappointed.
Perhaps a reason this song was dropped from the film is that this would have been the only song in the film sung "out of the blue" -- by that I mean not sung at the music store because Judy was demonstrating a song or not sung on stage at the beer garden. This song is out of context for the kind of musical "In the Good Old Summertime" is. In addition, the style of this song is very different from rest of the songs in the film -- not at all a song circa 1910. Simply not the right fit.
Not every song has to be happy. MGM used songs to move the story along. The song fits in as "story telling," as it examines Judy's reaction of having lost Van Johnson's character. They were supposed to meet, but he never showed-up. She's sad and disappointed.
So who is the woman (off camera) narrating and barking all those orders to Judy? Has that been dubbed on afterwards? Or was that narrative LIVE on the set on the actual day of principal photography? Can you please clarify Paul Walsh.. Cheers, David
This would be live on the set. Someone is ready to Judy what the audience would later hear as her voice over. We know this character voice over technique was used and kept in the film for Van Johnson's character. This would've been the only time it's used for Judy's character. The "go" is the direction to move to the next mark and the voice you hear would be to help Judy react to what the audience believe is her inner voice. Is unclear if Judy recorded the voice over but I'm guessing not as this would've been done in post production and the sequence was scrapped.
When I watch a scene like this from the incomparable Judy Garland, I never know if the tears that fill my eyes are because the song is so beautiful or if it's because Judy's talent is so great that I know I'm in the presence of a truly one of a kind performer. The answer is probably both, but either way, I know I'll never see the likes of this kind of star quality again.
not enough words for how much i love this.
This wonderful, poignant ballad would have made a terrific counterpoint to Judy's vivacious "I Don't Care" number. Thanks for posting this gem.
Thanks a lot for the video. Harold Arlen composed the marvelous song- one of the emblematic one of Judy ; he was Judy's favorite composer, and a great friend of Her for life... Arlen helped Judy out in 1968 while paying her debts and accompanying her during her last live performances. Real friend and great musician (the Over the rainbow author)
That Star that's shows so bright life is more!
How could MGM have deleted this truly remarkable vocal performance, one of the finest songs she ever recorded at MGM ? Luckily we still have it to treasure thanks. to youtube. Check out the studio version on her album entitled "Judy" orchestrations by Nelson Riddle. This rendtion has more power and greater emotional intensity than her MGM version. Once she left MGM her vocal style became more powerful, this is evident in A Star is Born when she sings The Man That Got Away.
Amazing rare content! Thank you
Wow. I’d seen the cut scene before, but not with the prompts and the lady telling Judy what Veronica is thinking. That’s fascinating!
wow she really really was a pro!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this!
I don’t understand why this wasn’t included in the new bluray as a bonus feature?
Yes, you are absolutely right. This should have been included in the new Blu-ray dvd. Or why not include it into the movie period.
How can it be possible that this wonderful song was deleted from the movie? It is one of my fav !!!!!
Because it doesn't really work... who is the "we" she is singing about?.. certainly not her arch enemy Van Johnson.. and she hasn't met the "Dear Friend'... It is a lovely song..
@@philipanderson4673 I didnt know that they hated each other! Why?
@@gwtwvivien ...not Van Johnson himself.. his character in the movie "Andy".. they were enemy co-workwers.. have you seen the film?
@@philipanderson4673 I don´t think so. I don´t remember the film, however I love Judy and I saw many of her films.
@@philipanderson4673 I saw an older version with James Stewart I think. Not a musical one.
Wow amazing
Yes
MGM just didn’t learn it’s lesson from the near disaster they almost caused with The Wizard of Oz, by considering cutting Over the Rainbow. The lesson is this: NEVER omit Judy Garland singing a Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg song from a movie, ever!
now I think I understand mark hitting in film, each time the director said go, Judy moved to a different camera mark for the shot. Such a plastic way to create and tell a story. It only goes to show how brilliant Judy was, to take all this falseness and breaking of a scene for pure technical, not acting reasons, and keep everything in the story alive, organic, and entertaining.
My baby Judy😘😘💝
Not every song has to be happy.
MGM used songs to move the story along.
The song fits in as "story telling," as it examines Judy's reaction of having lost Van Johnson's character. They were supposed to meet, but he never showed-up.
She's sad and disappointed.
#LIFE
Perhaps a reason this song was dropped from the film is that this would have been the only song in the film sung "out of the blue" -- by that I mean not sung at the music store because Judy was demonstrating a song or not sung on stage at the beer garden. This song is out of context for the kind of musical "In the Good Old Summertime" is. In addition, the style of this song is very different from rest of the songs in the film -- not at all a song circa 1910. Simply not the right fit.
Not every song has to be happy.
MGM used songs to move the story along.
The song fits in as "story telling," as it examines Judy's reaction of having lost Van Johnson's character. They were supposed to meet, but he never showed-up.
She's sad and disappointed.
So who is the woman (off camera) narrating and barking all those orders to Judy? Has that been dubbed on afterwards? Or was that narrative LIVE on the set on the actual day of principal photography? Can you please clarify Paul Walsh.. Cheers, David
This would be live on the set. Someone is ready to Judy what the audience would later hear as her voice over. We know this character voice over technique was used and kept in the film for Van Johnson's character. This would've been the only time it's used for Judy's character. The "go" is the direction to move to the next mark and the voice you hear would be to help Judy react to what the audience believe is her inner voice. Is unclear if Judy recorded the voice over but I'm guessing not as this would've been done in post production and the sequence was scrapped.
@@PaulWalsh6162 The movie was energetic and funny... probably that's why the producers decided to delete the scene. What a shame by the way...
Please help me