Presenting Lily Mars
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Director Norman Taurog Music director Georgie Stoll Country United States | 6.8/10 Genre Comedy, Musical, Romance Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date April 29, 1943 (1943-04-29) Based on Presenting Lily Mars
1937 novel
by Booth Tarkington Writer Booth Tarkington (novel), Richard Connell (screenplay), Gladys Lehman (screenplay) Directors Norman Taurog, Roy Del Ruth Screenplay Booth Tarkington, Richard Connell Cast Judy Garland (Lily Mars), Van Heflin (John Thornway), Fay Bainter (Mrs. Thornway), Richard Carlson (Owen Vail), Spring Byington (Mrs. Mars)Similar movies Pitch Perfect 2 , Birdman , Frozen , Sensation White: 2007 - Netherlands , Sensation White: 2005 - Netherlands , Sensation 2001 Tagline Sing out the news! It's a honey of a show! |
Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 American musical film directed by Norman Taurog, produced by Joe Pasternak, starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin, and based on the novel by Booth Tarkington. The film is often cited as Garland's first film playing an adult type role (although For Me and My Gal, released the previous year, is also often credited thus). Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby appear with their orchestras in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production.
Contents
- Presenting lily mars 1943 official trailer judy garland van heflin movie hd
- Plot
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- References
Presenting lily mars 1943 official trailer judy garland van heflin movie hd
Plot
Lily Mars (Judy Garland) is a small-town girl with big-city ambitions. She heads to Broadway hoping for stardom, but after a series of disappointments, the best she can manage is an understudy job.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack includes:
The finale, Where There's Music, originally included parts of St. Louis Blues, In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree, and It's a Long Way to Tipperary, which were deleted from the final version.
Reception
According to MGM records the film earned USD$2,216,000 in the US and Canada and $1,039,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $1,211,000.
References
Presenting Lily Mars WikipediaPresenting Lily Mars IMDbPresenting Lily Mars themoviedb.org