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Silver Screen Standards: The Harvey Girls (1946) The Harvey Girls (1946) I’ve had a particular fondness for The Harvey Girls (1946) since the first time I saw it, but my love increased when I visited the El Tovar Hotel in the Grand Canyon some years ago and learned more about the fascinating read more

It was during a pit stop along a cross-country trip through the Petrified Forest that I first became aware of The Harvey Girls. Because you see, The Painted Desert Inn is a bit of a relic of the past, and it preserves a history of the famous waitresses who helped pave the way for a certain brand of read more

The theme for this year's CMBA Blogathon is "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles," which makes the 1946 musical, The Harvey Girls, an obvious choice. The movie won an Oscar for its train themed song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," and it depicts, in a fictionalized and colorful way, the impor read more

The theme for this year's CMBA Blogathon is "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles," which makes the 1946 musical, The Harvey Girls, an obvious choice. The movie won an Oscar for its train themed song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," and it depicts, in a fictionalized and colorful way, the impor read more

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/777/The-Harvey-Girls/#tcmarcp-141232-141228  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. The Harvey Girls is a delightful musical about young women who venture into the Wild West and find adventure, romance, and snakes. The movie is based on a 1942 novel of read more

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/777/The-Harvey-Girls/#tcmarcp-141232-141228  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. The Harvey Girls is a delightful musical about young women who venture into the Wild West and find adventure, romance, and snakes. The movie is based on a 1942 novel of read more

The Harvey Girls Directed by George Sidney Written by Edmund Beloin, Nathaniel Curtis et al from a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams 1946/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental   The best part is in all those clips. Who would not thrill to Judy Garland singing “On the Atchiso read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Harvey Girls” –Musical read more

THE HARVEY GIRLS review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest THE HARVEY GIRLS is one of my favorite Judy Garland movies. I do not think it is fondly as remembered as many flims.   a terrific film which, by the way, also features Cyd Charisse in a minor part, her first speaking role read more

THE HARVEY GIRLS review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest THE HARVEY GIRLS is one of my favorite Judy Garland movies. I do not think it is fondly as remembered as many flims.   a terrific film which, by the way, also features Cyd Charisse in a minor part, her first speaking role read more

While I’m never really expecting to see Judy Garland involved in a bar brawl, or threateningly brandishing a pistol in each hand, I really wasn’t expecting to see it happen in The Harvey Girls, a wholesome 1946 musical based on the true story of a restauranteur’s trainside western read more