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  • The Trolley Song - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) #WarnerClassics #JudyGarland #MeetMeinStLouis
    About Meet Me In St. Louis (1944):
    Divided into a series of seasonal vignettes, starting with Summer 1903, it relates the story of a year in the life of the Smith family in St. Louis, leading up to the opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (more commonly referred to as the World's Fair) in the spring of 1904.
    The movie was adapted by Irving Brecher and Fred F. Finklehoffe from a series of short stories by Sally Benson, originally published in The New Yorker magazine under the title "5135 Kensington", and later in novel form as Meet Me in St. Louis. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli, who met Garland on the set and later married her.
    Directed By Vincente Minnelli
    Starring Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor
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  • @stephanieyoung8227
    @stephanieyoung8227 3 роки тому +451

    I don't understand why people thought she wasn't pretty, she is so beautiful.

    • @MiaWallace85
      @MiaWallace85 3 роки тому +6

      Fr

    • @akrenwinkle
      @akrenwinkle 3 роки тому +10

      One of the posters/advertisements for "St. Louis" even displayed, "Lovely Judy Garland, More Beautiful Than Ever." The notion that Judy was unattractive or plain was started by Judy herself after her film career, one of her ways to attract sympathy. Audiences thought no such thing then, but now, half a century after Judy's been gone, you can post anything about her, and before you know it, it becomes fact.

    • @Bubble170
      @Bubble170 2 роки тому +24

      @@akrenwinkle unfortunately no, you’re wrong. Quite wrong.
      It wasn’t audiences who thought she was unattractive. It was the studio. They nicknamed her a “hunchback”, forced her into extreme diets from a young age (around 14 probably), and forced her to smoke 80 cigarettes a day to curb her appetite. They called her the “ugly duckling”. She was surrounded by women who were given the “beautiful love interest” roles, while she was constantly demoted to “girl next door” or “cutesy”. The idea that she was not attractive was forced upon her from a very, very young age.
      She did one film where she was presented as a beautiful grown up woman, and audiences didn’t like it.
      You think it was a lot for sympathy? I’m sure her lifelong struggles as a result of her abuse was sympathy-seeking too? Her drug addictions, alcoholism, failed marriages? How about her DEATH before she turned 50? She just wanted sympathy right? Grow up.

    • @MalloryNewcomb
      @MalloryNewcomb 2 роки тому +8

      Well she was pretty but not glamorous in a lot of her early movies. Her first husband Vincente Minnelli crafted her look in this movie to emphasize her beauty, to great effect 🖤

    • @deb-1558
      @deb-1558 2 роки тому +14

      Ever since I was a kid I always thought she was beautiful ♥️

  • @pejpeeves665
    @pejpeeves665 4 роки тому +3767

    I never understood all the movies on her life saying she was not a pretty girl and all she had was her voice.
    This is one BEAUTIFUL Woman.
    Am I missing something?

    • @michaelmiller1215
      @michaelmiller1215 4 роки тому +132

      Pej Peeves NO one even came CLOSE to Judy!

    • @EliSlayz
      @EliSlayz 4 роки тому +79

      Barbra can't even compare

    • @just_klowe5158
      @just_klowe5158 4 роки тому +130

      I know what you’re missing, your pants.

    • @methosimortal
      @methosimortal 4 роки тому +393

      Judy came of age at MGM in the time of Lana Turner and Hedy Lamarr, meaning the other worldly goddess beauties. Judy was beautiful but she was always a very real girl. She couldn't be as beautiful as Lana Turner but then again no one could be as beautiful as Lana Turner, not even Lana Turner. It was an unrealistic standard Judy was held up to and punished when she couldn't achieve it. The whole perception of her beauty is yet another way in which the star system fucked her over.

    • @moonlightstripess
      @moonlightstripess 4 роки тому +211

      @Matthew Hamilton it was such a sad thing though that judy was forced to hear that she wasn't pretty, when in actuality she was, she just wasn't the royalty pretty that the golden age wanted. sigh. Can you imagine, they called her ugly, unglamorous?

  • @seriousone8030
    @seriousone8030 5 років тому +2017

    So... she's pouring her heart out about this guy, then freezes when he sits next to her. Perfect scene for a rom-com today!

    • @JasonMovieGuy
      @JasonMovieGuy 4 роки тому +124

      He was late to the trolley. So she assumed he had "ditched" her. They had already started "seeing" each other. Great film. Underrated.

    • @biancamichelle11
      @biancamichelle11 4 роки тому +114

      She saw that he had jumped on. She got so excited and was embarrassed that he saw her pouring her heart out about him in that instance. So she was trying to act cool and casual afterwards.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому +10

      Serious One Tough to find a good movie in the genre these days

    • @randolphpinkle4482
      @randolphpinkle4482 Рік тому +1

      That's the way of the world. That used to happen to me so often, but I thought the girl didn't like me. LOL, I'm sure some of them didn't!

  • @ladychips
    @ladychips 4 роки тому +3426

    her hair reminds me of aurora's from sleeping beauty

    • @fydythff4921
      @fydythff4921 4 роки тому +165

      It's a 40s/50s style hair due and sleeping beauty is 50s style shows in the animation

    • @ladychips
      @ladychips 4 роки тому +55

      @@fydythff4921 oh cool! hairstyles before wre so beautiful but im sure it took a lot of time and work something that the modern women have no time for! XD

    • @melaniefulginiti8426
      @melaniefulginiti8426 4 роки тому +8

      i agree with you!

    • @iamameliapond8559
      @iamameliapond8559 4 роки тому +6

      Melanie Fulginiti why does she keep flicking it behind her shoulders though?

    • @Starkardur
      @Starkardur 4 роки тому +23

      @@fydythff4921 It's 1940s take on early 1900s hairstyle as this film is supposed to take place in 1903

  • @lilytrescotmsp8616
    @lilytrescotmsp8616 5 років тому +3467

    imagine being that beautiful and talented wow

    • @arthurianking9776
      @arthurianking9776 5 років тому +187

      but is taken advantage of...

    • @marjechevarez790
      @marjechevarez790 5 років тому +155

      and drugged 😟

    • @astridrios9450
      @astridrios9450 5 років тому +45

      And with clothes on.

    • @user-vn7sj5ig8w
      @user-vn7sj5ig8w 5 років тому +106

      Sad and tragic. I thought she was beautiful inside and out. Especially her singing!

    • @spoooook
      @spoooook 5 років тому +92

      Her life was actually really tragic

  • @AlehandrosArhangelos
    @AlehandrosArhangelos 4 роки тому +1072

    Technicolor technique was amazing in colours. Everything looks like a bright Disney Movie cartoon.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому +13

      Αλέξανδρος Αρχάγγελος The first time I was exposed to a non Disney Golden Age Movie was the Wizard Of Oz

    • @maryrudac8645
      @maryrudac8645 4 роки тому +9

      I agree but how did they add colors though because I would love to know

    • @maryrudac8645
      @maryrudac8645 4 роки тому +4

      09_Dimas Kresna wow so cool I wish I could have been there

    • @DragonHeir92
      @DragonHeir92 4 роки тому +6

      Mary Rudac There’s a documentary on “Glorious Technicolor” narrated by Angela Lansbury. It talks about the tech and all the events surrounding the introduction of color to film. :-)

    • @maryrudac8645
      @maryrudac8645 4 роки тому +1

      DragonHeir92 wow that’s very impressive I wish we could have been born back in the 1930s to see what’s it likes for real don’t you agree

  • @oliviabourne2888
    @oliviabourne2888 6 років тому +3700

    this is really good quality for 1944

    • @Kaboomboo
      @Kaboomboo 5 років тому +306

      To this day celluloid is the highest quality of film.

    • @Rich6Brew
      @Rich6Brew 5 років тому +257

      ​@NegativeEffect- In 1944 "quality tapes" didn't exist. It was shot on film, using the Technicolor process, which produced saturated colours.
      The large film format is responsible for the quality at the time, and yes, it was expensive.

    • @LachlanMadsen
      @LachlanMadsen 5 років тому +22

      Recent telecine from original print/negative
      I’d say.

    • @hoshiuno7530
      @hoshiuno7530 4 роки тому +75

      Watch Gone with the Wind a 1939 movie that has also great quality despite its time

    • @liberte5847
      @liberte5847 4 роки тому +35

      You're so right. Incredible remastered rendition rendering in Technicolor and stereophonic soundtrack rendition. Emmanuel from Paris France

  • @j.patrickmciver5224
    @j.patrickmciver5224 5 років тому +349

    I can't help noticing the extra at 3:15 in the blue and hot pink. She is SO invested in this moment! It really warmed my heart, it just shows that the cast was having just as much a pleasurable experience as the audience in the moment. Truly magical. So unfortunate that Judy was struggling so much mentally at this time.

    • @Kubacat984
      @Kubacat984 4 роки тому +20

      Agreed; in the making of doc, backup dancer dorothy rae Gilmore comments they had a feeling the roles of the dancers almost felt elevated bec of the atmosphere of joy, celebration and friendship. This plot probably helped as well. Am surprised nobody mentioned the almost spookily similar recreation of this sequence for me and my shadows
      It looks almost exactly the same !

    • @lalaland2107
      @lalaland2107 4 роки тому +8

      It makes scenes believable.

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 3 роки тому +12

      She had a tough life. She was constantly sexually harrased and morons like her parents kept telling her she was fat and untalented. My motto is to be nice but not too nice like a housecat.A cat can be warm and affectionate but If you yell at a housecat it will ignore you most of the time. If the cat is in a mood it will scratch you for no reason at all. Be like a cat

    • @PurtyPurple
      @PurtyPurple 3 роки тому +7

      The extra's smile is contagious

    • @flyboy13131
      @flyboy13131 3 роки тому +14

      That woman in particular adds so much to the feel of this wonderful number . I’ve always wondered who she was .. what a beautiful and natural smile and her acting is superb . She really is IN the moment , and it shows ! Does anybody know who she is ?

  • @funnybonejones7903
    @funnybonejones7903 6 років тому +1613

    I'm honestly so in love with the dresses. They're so beautiful!!

  • @Jacobcoleyray
    @Jacobcoleyray 4 роки тому +430

    Hard to believe that a woman like her suffered a lot of sadness

    • @ericspencer8093
      @ericspencer8093 4 роки тому +18

      Suffering is the fuel of creativity.

    • @elspethcoogan1499
      @elspethcoogan1499 4 роки тому +22

      She had good times too 🌈

    • @paulmacartney8266
      @paulmacartney8266 3 роки тому +4

      @@elspethcoogan1499 Not to mention the Wizard of Oz

    • @jackiez8946
      @jackiez8946 3 роки тому +10

      Sebastien Sade id argue emotion, not specifically suffering. and suffering is certainly not justified just to be creative, that’s a destructive mentality

    • @immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918
      @immaggiethesenilegoldenret7918 3 роки тому +3

      J C YES. Her life was a study in pathos. I cannot look at her here and not think that; by this time she was good and strung out on speed...😔😠Awful.Dopey movie, anyway. Admittedly, I was never one for musicals..

  • @alanafowler7083
    @alanafowler7083 4 роки тому +898

    Hollywood really screwed Judy Garland over big time. Instead of getting her the help she needed, MGM just decided to shove and get her addicted to a bunch diet pills and caffeine pills. And her mother wasn't any better.

    • @aveaillium8754
      @aveaillium8754 3 роки тому +6

      True.

    • @latrolettteeeeeee
      @latrolettteeeeeee 3 роки тому +22

      Yeah right you hypocrite. Look at Britney and Lindsay. You people will only start feeling sorry for these girls when they're under the ground.

    • @jacobnorris5725
      @jacobnorris5725 3 роки тому +4

      I'd kill them all for ruined her life

    • @jade5896
      @jade5896 3 роки тому +35

      MGM literally *forced* her to take diet pills and a number of others addicting her for life. And also made people follow her home to make sure she followed an extremely restrictive diet of coffee, broth soup and cigarettes to restrict her hunger while also body shaming her on set giving her extreme body issues for the rest of her life. Her mother going along with it not doing much if anything to help her, forcing her to do a number of things she didn’t want to do yet was made to anyway. So yeah, I’d say she wasn’t the most pampered Hollywood star

    • @trancos7641
      @trancos7641 3 роки тому +10

      And you can see it in her eyes in these scenes... she was drugged big time

  • @taniele84
    @taniele84 4 роки тому +670

    I love this movie.
    My nana is 89, Alzheimer’s and dementia. She doesn’t do much and the only thing that brings her to life are her movies.
    Meet me in St. Louis and ShowBoat are the two we play over and over for her.
    Watching this clip I realize now this will forever bring me to me my beautiful and sweet little nana sitting on the couch, suddenly lit up and almost back to life- singing at the top of lungs with her impressive tone and notes right along with Miss Judy.
    She is always so happy singing to this one especially.
    I guess it’s a magical scene for us all. It brings to life something we all have surely felt at some point in some way. That nostalgic feel of heaven on earth when the one that makes us dream at night finally noticed us or finally saw us- the flutter of the heart, the happiness- the feel of soaring-
    Ahhh
    It is definitely magical.
    I like to think when singing this song my nana pictures my grandpa when they were young and first really met ❤️❤️

    • @maicey_t.
      @maicey_t. 4 роки тому +9

      What a wonderful image you conjure up. Your grandmother sounds lovely. I hope you have filmed her reaction to these movies at least once for posterity. I know I'd love to see my grandmother again the way I so fondly remembered her after she was gone. (I hope your nana is doing alright and stays around a bit longer! A lot can happen fast, and your comment was posted four months ago at the time of my response.)

    • @paulinetrivago.7540
      @paulinetrivago.7540 4 роки тому +9

      I have a similar experience with my grandpa, he had dementia for 2 years, but the last 7 months he lived with us, he loved old country music so we played old country music on the TV, songs like elvira from the oak ridge boys, a lot of johnny cash, Linda ronstadt, all this music is imprinted in my head forever now, but one song, Corrina Corrina by Ray Peterson was his favorite song as he told me before he got dementia, he named my mom after it, and every now and again, me, my mom, and grandpa would listen to it, and he would try to sing along but he couldn't. Itll be 3 years since his death on june 15th, I still listen to all those songs, especially corrina corrina, on a regular basis, it takes me back to when he played it on his guitar as a child for me and my brother.

    • @cindergirl2011
      @cindergirl2011 4 роки тому +4

      Everytime I watch these classics I sometimes wonder what life was like during this time... Looks breathtaking compared to today. I'm sorry to hear about your nana, I'm sorry there's such diseases as Alzheimer's and dimentia. God bless her.....

    • @thewheekly8
      @thewheekly8 4 роки тому +7

      Awww that’s so sweet ❤️ I love that comment, so sweet. I don’t blame her, they are good movies, for sure! I hope she’s still doing well (your comment is 8 months old) anyways, this comment warms my soul and my heart. Have a great day, hun! 💕

    • @nostalgianeverland592
      @nostalgianeverland592 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you for your comments. You are a dear!

  • @ipereiramoral
    @ipereiramoral 7 років тому +536

    Hair and dress goals tbh

  • @alexishernan4289
    @alexishernan4289 6 років тому +694

    Dorothy: follow the yellow... Trolley?

    • @ericshang7744
      @ericshang7744 5 років тому +7

      @Deleted Account no, this is Toto went to a gala.

    • @gregherried5189
      @gregherried5189 5 років тому +9

      That"s funny! I love this song and the way that Judy performed it! I could watch it anytime!

    • @lavictoriadesamotracia1332
      @lavictoriadesamotracia1332 5 років тому +1

      @@gregherried5189 Me too😁

    • @goopsalamander657
      @goopsalamander657 4 роки тому +1

      The yellow gas leak

    • @CandyMsp-gw2qu
      @CandyMsp-gw2qu 4 роки тому

      @DELETED ACCOUNT it says starting Judy not Esther

  • @teresasmith7391
    @teresasmith7391 4 роки тому +402

    Judy was best female entertainer ever what those studios did to her was a disgrace I watched the movie Judy I was in tears at the end

    • @gi_nattak
      @gi_nattak 4 роки тому +1

      Lucille Ball tho...

    • @migymarasigan5220
      @migymarasigan5220 4 роки тому +7

      @@gi_nattak judy garland was more iconic than her tbh

    • @gi_nattak
      @gi_nattak 4 роки тому +3

      @@migymarasigan5220Perhaps she is more iconic (majorly thanks to the Wizard of Oz), I certainly wouldn't argue that, but as a pure "entertainer" I would give that title to Lucille.

    • @terrysmith8749
      @terrysmith8749 4 роки тому +5

      Judy was the greatest, male or female.

    • @DrMAHMMuseumAtHomeinMusic
      @DrMAHMMuseumAtHomeinMusic 3 роки тому +3

      She was a great actress🌼🌻🌺💗👍

  • @prowlandsasuke
    @prowlandsasuke 5 років тому +429

    the girl in blue with the braids is so adorable.

    • @Cookies_crumbs
      @Cookies_crumbs 5 років тому +32

      prowlandsasuke - I think that is former child actor Marcia Mae Jones, in a small, uncredited role.

    • @africanlogic757
      @africanlogic757 4 роки тому

      That's not real braids.

    • @ixlnxs
      @ixlnxs 4 роки тому +3

      And the guy in the brown suit. I would.

  • @ronbenoit5237
    @ronbenoit5237 5 років тому +608

    I've seen the woman in blue (next to Judy) in several old movies, she also danced. Don't know her name, but she was a featured background player. Had a nice smile!

    • @Ajbgaming34
      @Ajbgaming34 4 роки тому +13

      ron benoit
      Marcia Mae Jones?

    • @ronbenoit5237
      @ronbenoit5237 4 роки тому +13

      @@Ajbgaming34 The woman I mean looks like Virginia Christine with dark hair, but it's not Virginia.

    • @kadejito1
      @kadejito1 4 роки тому +26

      Hmm, I just noticed her too (in this movie). She really did have a spectacular smile.

    • @ronbenoit5237
      @ronbenoit5237 4 роки тому +18

      @@kadejito1 She was a friend of someone, she was always somewhere close to the star and had a good amount of time on screen.

    • @paulmcgraw3210
      @paulmcgraw3210 4 роки тому +40

      According to IMDB, the girl in blue on the trolley was Charlotte Hunter
      www.imdb.com/name/nm0402751/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t26

  • @cosplaysbygus
    @cosplaysbygus 2 роки тому +49

    It might not have been filmed in one take, but from 1:14 to 3:10 it was. It's amazing how Judy managed to record all this without making mistakes, not to mention that dubbing a song is not easy, even if it's in her own voice.
    Today's movies are nothing like that, full of crazy cuts and angles. Old Hollywood was amazing, even if on the other hand it ended up with so many wonderful artists like Judy herself. Resting in peace this legend is 💜

    • @maicey_t.
      @maicey_t. Рік тому +6

      I've literally never noticed that was all one continuous shot. Awesome.

  • @danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885
    @danielandlucycartoonsmadne5885 3 роки тому +12

    Why would Hollywood treat a wonderful talented actress so badly??? She deserved so much better!! I hope Judy feels better over the rainbow

  • @kimbasciano_
    @kimbasciano_ 5 років тому +231

    Judy Garland was such an beautiful person & had an amazing voice

    • @bms3928
      @bms3928 3 роки тому +4

      I agree entirely

  • @srehtaef1824
    @srehtaef1824 3 роки тому +21

    The Gumm sisters all died so young. They all seemed to suffer horrendous fates.
    Judy Garland is such a gorgeous woman
    ...I never understood the harsh criticism "ugly" she was truly beautiful and a pleasure to watch

  • @ravengirlforever3183
    @ravengirlforever3183 3 роки тому +36

    My God she could sing. No one holds a scene like Judy. This is one of our favourite Christmas films. Just perfect. They don't make them like this anymore. She was so beautiful.

  • @libbysinclair4342
    @libbysinclair4342 3 роки тому +14

    I like how at the end she stops singing and sits back down awkwardly lol

  • @andrea22213
    @andrea22213 6 років тому +460

    No-one writes lyrics like this these days. Fantastic.

    • @SaxonC
      @SaxonC 5 років тому +48

      andrea22213 back when music was music and only the talented wrote and performed these timeless classics. Back then, songs were stories put to music

    • @ElizaHamilton1780
      @ElizaHamilton1780 5 років тому +28

      andrea22213 You must not listen to much music in the first place, so what do you know, exactly?

    • @JJ-19874
      @JJ-19874 5 років тому +22

      Theresa A. We know that “music” these days isn’t music anymore

    • @jodywilke4642
      @jodywilke4642 5 років тому +12

      Theresa A. It's true! Nobody has the talent, sophistication, or anything else to write music like this, anymore--or to make wonderful movies like this, anymore. And please tell us, if you're such an expert on music, fill the rest of us in. What do YOU listen to?😒💒

    • @ferrivera7159
      @ferrivera7159 5 років тому +30

      Ugh here we go

  • @robertgbarcenasjr9559
    @robertgbarcenasjr9559 3 роки тому +7

    This is how it feels to fall in love, no matter your age. Everything is a Judy Garland musical.

  • @sandyhawkins9279
    @sandyhawkins9279 3 роки тому +8

    It's not just her singing and beauty that made her so special, she a spark of something special that grabbed your heart, maybe it was her acting skills, but I think it was really her personality.

  • @Lia-zm1hj
    @Lia-zm1hj 5 років тому +170

    R.I.P Frances Ethel Gumm
    10.06.1922 - 22.06.1969 😇

    • @RyeMOE
      @RyeMOE 5 років тому +11

      12 days after her BDay young. 😔😔😢😢

    • @Verbsdescribeus
      @Verbsdescribeus 3 роки тому +1

      Judy Garland s legacy is forever! I discovered her work in the movies and music in the 90s!

  • @BillofRights1951
    @BillofRights1951 7 років тому +259

    one of the great triumphal movie musical scenes of all time. Essentially perfect. And magical. thank you vincente minelli and arthur freed

    • @windstorm1000
      @windstorm1000 5 років тому +11

      Agreed its perfect! And wears its crown like a musical souffle!

    • @lc6067
      @lc6067 4 роки тому +3

      And most of all, the great Judy Garland. ❤️

    • @BillofRights1951
      @BillofRights1951 3 роки тому +1

      @William Brynn you're right ...just read recently he was personally NOT a great guy. There's an old saying about creative temperaments being hard to bear...why is that so often the case?

    • @BillofRights1951
      @BillofRights1951 3 роки тому

      @@lc6067 Oops thanks....Couldn't have happened without her! The 'it' girl of all time.

  • @seamusmaye791
    @seamusmaye791 4 роки тому +42

    I really hope people see this comment! I recently saw this movie with my best friend and let me tell you the goosebumps We had watching this film, though a tad outdated, Judy’s voice is completely timeless. We were so mesmerized by the her presence, the perfect 1940’s harmonies, and the color that popped out with technicolor so we were glued to our seats and wouldn’t even move for refills. Also cause those reclining chairs they recently added were super comfy! It’s a must watch to see on the big screen, you wouldn’t believe how much I was lost with words trying to describe how great it was!

    • @alicegray9216
      @alicegray9216 3 роки тому +3

      you are so lucky a theater near you played this

  • @stevedyer6252
    @stevedyer6252 3 роки тому +18

    When people today ask why these classic movies were so popular and still dazzle audiences .....you can show them this -- such amazing talent in all phases -- cinematography, music and lyrics, sound, lighting ...everything. And the masterful direction of Vincent Minnelli and... the magnificent Judy Garland -- this ladies and gentlemen... is why these movies endure

  • @ericspencer8093
    @ericspencer8093 4 роки тому +329

    She did this scene in one take, with no rehearsals.

    • @latrolettteeeeeee
      @latrolettteeeeeee 3 роки тому +16

      SPEED

    • @imwishingyougodspeedglory7438
      @imwishingyougodspeedglory7438 3 роки тому +37

      Doubtful this is a musical elaborate numbers in 1944 when they had to shoot on film which was super expensive. Maybe a day or even one rehearsal pre shoot and maybe one take, but I call BS on no rehearsal time

    • @HattieMcDanielonaMoon
      @HattieMcDanielonaMoon 3 роки тому +14

      Of course they had rehearsals...

    • @DaveTexas
      @DaveTexas 3 роки тому +50

      These idiotic comments need to stop. This was NOT done in "one take." There are nine different camera set-ups in this clip here. As they only had one Technicolor camera to work with, a different shot means everything was stopped, the camera and lights were adjusted for the next shot, and production would start again. It would take hours to film a couple of minutes this way. Saying it was one take shows that you not only don’t know what a "take" is, but also that you lack the intellectual capacity to process what you see with your own eyes.
      There was obviously plenty of rehearsal. Anyone who thinks otherwise knows nothing about how films are made.
      Stop spreading stupid misinformation. If you don’t know what you’re talking about, it’s best to keep quiet, or else you make yourself look like a fool.

    • @STMARTIN009
      @STMARTIN009 3 роки тому +2

      That is talent.

  • @Courageouswolftarot
    @Courageouswolftarot 4 роки тому +90

    Judy was beautiful inside and out, I wish Hollywood wasn’t so hard on her, she’s so skinny here! That voice just, their is no words to describe how she made me feel as a kid growing up. Mesmerizing voice! A timeless beauty. Your soul and music will live forever in everyone’s heart Judy! You’re my idol and an inspiration to all. ♥️

  • @brendanlucas4316
    @brendanlucas4316 5 років тому +66

    Judy's hair looks so smooth!

    • @gregedgar6012
      @gregedgar6012 4 роки тому +10

      It's a very good wig. She wore them through out the film.

  • @blacky93able
    @blacky93able 3 роки тому +4

    My Judy Garland's favourite song. RIP Judy (1922-1969).

  • @danielanderson65
    @danielanderson65 5 років тому +172

    All done in one take... so awesome

    • @EJP286CRSKW
      @EJP286CRSKW 4 роки тому +12

      Nonsense. This is urban myth. Look at all the cuts. Look at all the camera angles. How many Technicolour cameras dos you think there were in Hollywood? Let alone MGM?

    • @iamameliapond8559
      @iamameliapond8559 4 роки тому +8

      EJP this was not done in one take, ridiculous statement

    • @maxmusic5380
      @maxmusic5380 4 роки тому +6

      Daniel Anderson there are long takes but not completely uncut

    • @EJP286CRSKW
      @EJP286CRSKW 4 роки тому +9

      X Y There are 8 or 9 different shots, count 'em, and Garland is in all but two of them. Most of the actual singing by Garland is one long take, with a cut to CU at the close where Tom Drake appears sitting down. No wrong words, and not recorded on this set.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому

      Daniel Anderson The first time I noticed was Judy Davis recreating the scene in Life with Judy Garland!

  • @bernadettehill2418
    @bernadettehill2418 5 років тому +192

    You don't hear quality music like this hardly anymore.

    • @mainbitch5098
      @mainbitch5098 4 роки тому +13

      You don’t seem to listen to music that was made this decade. And probably the only reference to morden music is soundcloud rappers.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому +3

      Bernadette Hill Which is why I find keeping up with music trends so complicated for me these days

    • @moosesgalore
      @moosesgalore 4 роки тому +3

      there arent any fucking trolleys to sing in and about on because all the white people moved out to the suburbs

    • @neaspirea3125
      @neaspirea3125 4 роки тому

      Ok boomer

    • @hashiramasayan162
      @hashiramasayan162 4 роки тому +3

      Bernadette Hill if they ever made another song like this now, it would be accompanied by scantily clad half naked women and non stop swearing lyrics

  • @gabrieladerre2862
    @gabrieladerre2862 3 роки тому +18

    Judy was always beautiful! She was especially so in this movie! That poor, sweet, talented, precious woman! I hope that she found the love and peace on the other side, that she craved throughout her life.

  • @amandalove1987
    @amandalove1987 3 роки тому +19

    Starting at 1:14 an almost 2 minute stretch of uncut camera work, a miracle to see in these days of the split-second editing and pacing technique!

  • @drstranger7430
    @drstranger7430 5 років тому +126

    [PASSENGERS]
    Clang, clang, clang went the trolley
    Ding, ding, ding went the bell
    Zing, zing, zing went my heartstrings
    As we started for Huntington Dell
    Chug, chug, chug went the motor
    Bump, bump, bump went the brakes
    Thump, thump, thump went my heartstrings
    As we glided by Huntington Lake
    The day was bright, the air was sweet
    The smell of honeysuckle charmed me off my feet
    I had to sing but couldn't squeak
    In fact, I felt so good I couldn't even speak
    Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer
    Time for all to disembark
    Time to fall went my heartstrings
    As we got off at Huntington Park
    As we got off at Huntington Park
    (Verse)
    [ESTHER]
    With my high-starched collar and my high-topped shoes
    And my hair piled high upon my head
    I went to lose a jolly
    Hour on the trolley
    And lost my heart instead

    • @dovbarleib3256
      @dovbarleib3256 4 роки тому +2

      There was no "Huntington Park or Lake" on the Lindell trolley from Kaiser Wilhelm Blvd which today is known as Kingshighway in S. Louis. That street name was changed during WW1 for obvious reasons.

    • @houssamakouire2112
      @houssamakouire2112 4 роки тому +1

      You are the best thenk you from algeria y love the golden âge of Hollywood usa algeria for ever bay

    • @laurenhannigan2940
      @laurenhannigan2940 4 роки тому +1

      @@dovbarleib3256 The movie is set in 1903/1904, 10 years before the war

    • @dovbarleib3256
      @dovbarleib3256 4 роки тому +2

      @@laurenhannigan2940 Yes, I know. The Trolley line that this song is about was either between Kensington, where the Smith movie family and the boy next door lived, in Near N. St Louis and Lindell on Kaiser Wilhelm Blvd., or it was the Lindell line from Kaiser Wilhelm Blvd to the De Baliviere entrance to the World's Fair. One of those two trolley lines. Kensington Ave to Lindell was a 1 1/2 to 2 mile distance on Kaiser Wilhelm Blvd. From K. Wilhelm to De Baliviere was another 3 miles on Lindell.

    • @dovbarleib3256
      @dovbarleib3256 4 роки тому +2

      @@laurenhannigan2940 And as I mentioned above, Kaiser Wilhelm Blvd had its name changed to Kingshighway during WW1 for obvious reasons.

  • @ATEReacts
    @ATEReacts 5 років тому +56

    The Trolley Song
    Judy Garland
    With my high starched-collar and my high-topped shoes
    And my hair piled high upon my head
    I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley
    And lost my heart instead
    With his light brown derby and his bright green tie
    He was quite the handsomest of men
    I started to yen so I counted to ten
    Then I counted to ten again
    Clang, clang, clang went the trolley
    Ding, ding, ding went the bell
    Zing, zing, zing went my heart strings
    From the moment I saw him I fell
    Chug, chug, chug went the motor
    Bump, bump, bump went the brake
    Thump, thump, thump went my heart strings
    When he smiled I could feel the car shake
    He tipped his hat, and took a seat
    He said he hoped he hadn't stepped upon my feet
    He asked my name, I held my breath
    I couldn't speak because he scared me half to death
    Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer
    Plop, plop, plop went the wheels
    Stop, stop, stop went my heart strings
    As he started to go then I started to know how it feels
    When the universe reels
    The day was bright, the air was sweet
    The smell of honeysuckle charmed you off your feet
    You tried to sing, but couldn't squeak
    In fact you loved him so you couldn't even speak
    Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer
    Plop, plop, plop went the wheels
    Stop, stop, stop went my heart strings
    As he started to leave
    I took hold of his sleeve with my hand
    And as if it were planned
    He stayed on with me and it was grand just to stand
    With his hand holding mine to the end of the line

  • @marcellop3163
    @marcellop3163 4 роки тому +14

    I did my quarantine watching again all these classic Hollywood movies from the 30s 40s 50s I used to watch with my mother when I was a little kid, and I have to say...what a beautiful display of talent, actors were terrific back then, they could sing, dance, act, they were good looking, no comparison with this CGI Marvel Hollywood we have today, that was the real Hollywood, when movies could really make you dream. I watch scenes like this and I have goosebumps.

    • @whateverittakes5572
      @whateverittakes5572 4 роки тому

      I think you will find that many people in the industry distance themselves from Marvel Studios as Hollywood tends to hate Marvel. So keep Marvel out of it.
      Old movies are great, but they do sometimes use visual effects.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому

      I have a soft spot for a bit of both Hollywood now and then

  • @MalloryNewcomb
    @MalloryNewcomb 2 роки тому +11

    I remember looking up Judy as an 11 year old girl after watching The Wizard of Oz probably 100 times… Took my breath away when I saw pictures of her in this movie & how incredible she looked with this straight, long hair. I was like “oh my she’s all grown up!” and I wanted to look like her

  • @sidneyburch2457
    @sidneyburch2457 4 роки тому +15

    If only life were as beautiful as Technicolor.

  • @thehair1474
    @thehair1474 Рік тому +9

    One of the most brilliant performances given by Judy. She was at her best directed by Minnelli. Looks wise and vocally.

  • @amandaschaefer3786
    @amandaschaefer3786 6 років тому +107

    This is my favorite song in the whole movie!

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому

      Amanda Schaefer Mine too tied with Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    • @sfabian43
      @sfabian43 3 роки тому

      Sorry wonderful as this is Have yourself a very merry Christmas for me

  • @danbrockettDOP
    @danbrockettDOP 3 роки тому +11

    This film is the apotheosis of the studio system. Huge mega talented stars in front of and behind the cameras. Everything about it is pretty much the definition of musical cinema. Probably Judy's most accomplished and iconic performance besides the obvious. I'm not even that into musicals but this one was genius.

  • @deborahscott7026
    @deborahscott7026 4 роки тому +15

    Watching Me and My Shadows makes this scene heart breaking for me. What this woman went through in her life, she was only 22 here and she was taking pills like there’s no tomorrow. What a beautiful and talented woman she was, inside and out. I wish I could’ve seen her live. I’m glad she’s in a better place now

  • @windstorm1000
    @windstorm1000 5 років тому +91

    Minneli frames this great song, breathtaking Technicolor and Judy's amazing talent w true love and joy. One cannot help but catch the energy. Film at its finest!

  • @fosbury68
    @fosbury68 4 роки тому +35

    Single shot from 1:14 to 3:12. Then another single shot from 3:12 to 3:46 as the camera slowly pulls back from the closeup and the song concludes. Minnelli and his Cinematographer George Fosley created a masterpiece.

    • @phaffner4106
      @phaffner4106 4 роки тому +4

      Mr. Minnelli framed Judy BEAUTIFULLY on film didn't he ? Every frame of her was beautifully shot ! She was phenomenal . Truly.

  • @maicey_t.
    @maicey_t. Рік тому +4

    Wish they still made movies like this. I'm always blown away by the technicolor. Everything is so vibrant and beautiful, it's like a dream.

  • @MilesParker475
    @MilesParker475 8 місяців тому +2

    I love her voice and she’s so adorable since the wizard of oz

  • @jamien.5528
    @jamien.5528 4 роки тому +5

    This song and songs from I Love Melvin and Singing in the rain give me so much joy and euphoria. I’m so happy they exist

    • @jamien.5528
      @jamien.5528 3 роки тому

      Jane Same! I wanna be friends with you we have the same music tastes omg

    • @alicegray9216
      @alicegray9216 3 роки тому

      SAME SAME SAME THESE 3

  • @jasmineskyy4964
    @jasmineskyy4964 4 роки тому +18

    She is absolutely mesmerizing

  • @BingCrosby4ever
    @BingCrosby4ever 6 місяців тому +3

    I will write a letter for Judy Garland every day.

  • @desmorgens3120
    @desmorgens3120 2 роки тому +2

    For a film from 1944, the picture quality of this film is so good that I do not believe it was made in 1944.

  • @sophiejoyyy9232
    @sophiejoyyy9232 4 роки тому +31

    I've watched this 4 times today, she's just so captivating

  • @jamien.5528
    @jamien.5528 4 роки тому +19

    I could listen to this song forever and ever and ever :)

  • @mcbrion1951
    @mcbrion1951 5 років тому +12

    Garland could put a number over like no one else. GOD, could she sing!

  • @carloshugogeib7961
    @carloshugogeib7961 5 років тому +15

    Everything so inocent, so happy, colourful, lots of happy faces, winderful melodies and the little Judy became big!! Those were the times you let the theatre singing a happy melody!! I'm longing it.

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому

      Carlos Hugo Geib Even I wish my screening yesterday had a big audience singing along

  • @achannel3412
    @achannel3412 4 роки тому +12

    I can’t believe my grandpa was a baby when this movie came out. It’s amazing

  • @santigarcia363
    @santigarcia363 6 років тому +39

    She was my description of perfection

    • @henryjackson2357
      @henryjackson2357 5 років тому

      ELMAESTRULIFAIL YT She wasn't beautiful though

    • @mckennak8852
      @mckennak8852 5 років тому +18

      Henry Jackson she was absolutely gorgeous. Not to mention an amazing personality that just shines through along with an unreal voice.

  • @Yasyyyyy
    @Yasyyyyy Рік тому +13

    Não sei explicar o quanto sou apaixonada pelas músicas, filmes, musicais e moda dos anos 40/50 e enfim. É tudo tão simples, lindo, mas tão bem elaborado, se não fosse pelos preconceitos da época, adoraria viver neste tempo ✨❤️

    • @Lili-hb8mf
      @Lili-hb8mf 11 місяців тому +1

      Eu tbm parece que as pessoas eram mais simples e felizes.
      Vc sabe o nome desse filme? Já assisti algumas cenas desse filme, mas não consegui descobrir o nome.

    • @laurafruet3495
      @laurafruet3495 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Lili-hb8mfEm português é "Agora Seremos Felizes". Tem em algum streaming, só não lembro qual. Cresci assistindo esse, é lindo e vale muito a pena!

  • @staceylarsuel2841
    @staceylarsuel2841 2 роки тому +7

    It just does my heart good to see Judy Garland's happy performances!! They are addicting. I can watch them for hrs

  • @bruh666
    @bruh666 Рік тому +3

    this song never fails to put a smile on my face when I'm sad

  • @yogatonga7529
    @yogatonga7529 3 роки тому +4

    Why was EVERYTHING more beautiful in the past?

  • @yanndick
    @yanndick 3 роки тому +13

    2020 : 76 years "old" and still splendid to watch. What will our current box-office hits look like in 76 years from now...?

  • @AlphonsodeBarbo
    @AlphonsodeBarbo 2 роки тому +2

    That was a wonderful era!

  • @martilives3694
    @martilives3694 3 роки тому +21

    So sad she felt she wasn’t beautiful...she was gorgeous and never saw it..and her voice alone kicked the asses of all those Hollywood starlets

  • @vonalysongreg2780
    @vonalysongreg2780 3 роки тому +3

    man, I'm an old soul indeed..
    and i love every part when people starts go sing along together.. what i picture of harmony among smiling people..

  • @franknberry333
    @franknberry333 3 роки тому +3

    This makes me want to go out and buy a big fancy hat

  • @user-mn4kg3jb4j
    @user-mn4kg3jb4j Рік тому +1

    The legendary Judy Garland is an adorable and very pretty extremely talented person! This classic MGM movie was filmed in 1943 and released in 1944! This song truly belongs only to Judy Garland! Judy Garland was the first person to record this original song that was written for this classic movie in 1943! Just like the Academy Award-winning song Somewhere Over the Rainbow truly belongs only to Judy Garland! Judy Garland at 16 in 1938 was the first person to record the beautiful and classic song Somewhere Over the Rainbow! Judy Garland really liked Doris Day and her voice. The gracious Judy Garland tole the very talented Doris Day that she should record Somewhere Over the Rainbow! They are the only two people who can that beautiful song justice! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic performance!

  • @aarongranda7825
    @aarongranda7825 3 роки тому +2

    Hollywood really ground up people in those days. The beautiful art created came at a human cost.

  • @hannagramme
    @hannagramme 4 роки тому +6

    The last 30 sec of this clip are my favourite moment of cinematic history

  • @user-di3gm1mb6t
    @user-di3gm1mb6t 5 років тому +30

    Can't believe it's a movie from 75 yeas ago~

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому +1

      秋月泊京 My Aunt And I saw a screening yesterday for the occasion at my local Cinemark

  • @mattdeans9873
    @mattdeans9873 Рік тому +1

    My gosh, even on UA-cam the magic explodes from the screen. Having recorded it beforehand, watch the subtle brilliance of emotion in every word as she lip-syncs to her own recording. Judy was the greatest of the great.

  • @avuncular300
    @avuncular300 4 роки тому +10

    An absolutely great moment in film history made possible by the incredible talent and beauty of Judy. So grateful that the film has been captured for all eternity. RIP dear Judy...

  • @65wiseman
    @65wiseman 4 роки тому +25

    Judy made so much money - for everyone else.

  • @MB-wx2jp
    @MB-wx2jp 4 роки тому +11

    Judy Garland looks stunning in this movie.

  • @DavidGee88
    @DavidGee88 4 роки тому +3

    My mum used to sing this song with this unbridled joy

  • @louisacave
    @louisacave 4 роки тому +7

    Whenever watching this I always notice how Judy just drops that bad of sweets off the trolley

  • @thepearlatelier4256
    @thepearlatelier4256 4 роки тому +12

    Love the movies from that era. Ladies were so pretty and love the costumes, wholesome entertainment. Look at the tram, gorgeous features on that too.

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 4 роки тому +6

    Timeless perfection of Judy Garland!

  • @jimsher9880
    @jimsher9880 5 років тому +9

    In 1988 I went to a presentation of MOMA's own restored print of this beautiful film. In my late 20's I had to admit that I'd never really seen Technicolor before. This video, beautiful as it is, doesn't do the print I saw back then justice. I do love hearing those wonderful orchestrations so clearly. We'll never see or hear the like of this again. Treasure it.

  • @amanderik
    @amanderik 3 роки тому +2

    If you are ever despair about humanity and our propensity to screw things up terribly, watch this movie and be reminded that glorious people exist and we often do wonderful things.

  • @lunar2462
    @lunar2462 4 роки тому +8

    0:57 - 1:05! Nobody harmonizes like the old Hollywood studio background singers.

  • @DanielePimentel
    @DanielePimentel 5 років тому +9

    When Judy appears everything shines! 🤩

  • @fantasyprincessgirl
    @fantasyprincessgirl 3 роки тому +3

    Judy’s parts in this song are beautiful

  • @melissaf4854
    @melissaf4854 4 роки тому +13

    You can see where Liza gets her talent. Judy was just amazing and you can see some of her great quirks in Liza. 🥰🥰🥰

    • @terrysmith8749
      @terrysmith8749 4 роки тому +1

      Melissa, with all due respect, Liza isn't not even In her MOM'S BALLPARK. She is as Judy once said " My Dancer " and Lorna is my " Singer ", and Judy was correct. Liza is a shouter, and yeller when she sings, and she tends to hit some real clunker when she sings. And Lorna talks to much. Every Judy fan knows most of the rotten things that people did to her, Liza and Lorna are fun to listen to when they talk about the fun stuff that Judy would do. I've always heard that Judy absolutely adored her kids, that she was a good Mom.I have been a fan of Judy's since I was 8 yrs. Old. And, that was a long time ago. She is still my very favorite, and always will be.

  • @PinkPather84
    @PinkPather84 4 роки тому +8

    Judy was doing the absoutle most with her hair in this scene -- I love it.

  • @lunacavemoth
    @lunacavemoth 4 роки тому +7

    shes so beautiful and that voice. rest in peace, judy

  • @user-mn4kg3jb4j
    @user-mn4kg3jb4j Рік тому +1

    The very gracious, legendary and the very beautiful and extremely talented person Judy Garland really liked the very talented actress, singer and dancer Doris Day's singing voice. Judy Garland told Doris Day that she should record the beautiful and classic song written and composed in 1938 for the 1939 MGM classic movie The Wizard of Oz! Judy Garland and Doris Day are the only two people who can do that beautiful song justice! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic performance!

  • @marklauzon186
    @marklauzon186 8 місяців тому +1

    What the hell IS it that makes me smile from ear to ear with this Song??? I just ADORE it! Its catchy and happy and She is Perfect!!

  • @Circa1628
    @Circa1628 5 років тому +279

    You can practically hear Liza Minnelli being conceived during this song

    • @manuelorozco7760
      @manuelorozco7760 4 роки тому +8

      Summer Rose I hope to see Lorna someday if she does a show at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach or La Mirada Theater

    • @unequalledflame
      @unequalledflame 4 роки тому +12

      Judy's look at 1:10-pure thirst

    • @terrysmith8749
      @terrysmith8749 4 роки тому +11

      Summer Rose, As Judy once said, Lorna's my singer and Liza's my dancer. And Joe i'm not sure about yet. She said that during an interview on the 1st anniversary of "the greatest evening in show business history", Judy at Carnegie Hall. It was a radio interview on April 23, 1962. I think it aired from New York. If you're a Judy fan and would like to hear it, with some research, you may be able to find it. It is a great interview.

    • @terrysmith8749
      @terrysmith8749 3 роки тому +2

      WHAT?

    • @sfabian43
      @sfabian43 3 роки тому +1

      I believe Liza makes a brief appearance at the end of the movie ( pretty sure it was this one but I stand to be corrected, she was just a baby )

  • @dillpickle-no9hl
    @dillpickle-no9hl 3 роки тому +3

    This movie is one of the few times Judy Garland said she felt truly beautiful. She went through some absolutely horrific things, but it aways brings a smile to my face to see the joy in her eyes throughout this film.

  • @acalia_sariah
    @acalia_sariah Рік тому +1

    Judy is the most beautiful and most talented lady ever!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @aliciabrillante
    @aliciabrillante 4 роки тому +6

    She and her voice are so beautiful! I love all the colors and acting and gaiety. I wish we still had clean, quality movies like this.

  • @VictorSuarezmusic
    @VictorSuarezmusic 4 роки тому +8

    She was a different kind of pretty. She was beautiful, gifted and a very special kind of woman. Forever love Judy ❤️

  • @PP-nu5lj
    @PP-nu5lj 4 роки тому +6

    PERFECT COMMENT
    1. Wonderful scene!
    2. The guy behind Judy with dark hair is sooo sweet😍
    3. 2:28 "Hey Judy"😉
    4. Super Quality for 1944 👏
    5. Judy is so talented and pure!❤
    6. Her hair is smooth!😊
    7. Trolley song is magical.😄
    8. So sweet how Judy was freezing when "Her Guy" sit next to her!😉
    9. Was he chewing gum?!😂
    10. The girls next to Judy are very lovely and good!
    11. We want new movies like this!

    • @rainlori
      @rainlori 4 роки тому +1

      2:28 is "Hi Johnny!" Cheers

  • @garrettlh9482
    @garrettlh9482 4 роки тому +2

    RIP Judy Garland You've been gone for so long but still not forgotten we all miss you!!

  • @elizabethmarinas2475
    @elizabethmarinas2475 Рік тому +1

    Judy garland did a great job singing the trolley song she has a very beautiful voice