tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post196119860177721135..comments2024-03-27T10:44:12.502-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BYWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-44930058142170151152016-07-22T12:19:00.387-04:002016-07-22T12:19:00.387-04:00Of course! Seriously, the story about Garland danc...Of course! Seriously, the story about Garland dancing around asking "who?" is hilarious! As for Lena Horne, it was criminal that they didn't have the courage to put her in the lead. (I suppose one could argue that she couldn't necessarily pass for white as the character could but it's also possible that many may not have even realized she was black. But let's face it -- she wasn't cast because she was black). A pity. No offensve to Ava, but Lena would have been great.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-41559575877567336602016-07-22T11:01:34.433-04:002016-07-22T11:01:34.433-04:00You are right on the money, Bill, the whole raison...You are right on the money, Bill, the whole raison d'etre for this movie is in the wonderful musical numbers and guest stars. The supposed biography/plot is thin and generic, to say the least. Wow, what Lena Horne could have done with Show Boat if MGM had let her play the role of Julie! <br /><br />For me, a most amusing moment comes during the sequence with Judy Garland dancing around in feathers, singing "Who stole my heart away?" I read in one of her bios that the whole Freed unit at MGM thought this was a wonderful joke, as Judy was 4 or 5 months pregnant with Liza, and they had to hide her baby bump, while she wandered from man to man in the sequence, inquiring "Who?" Who knocked up Judy? We do know that much, as Liza is the image of both her famous mother and father Vincente. <br /><br />Need to see this one again, and fast-forward through June Allyson, of course!!<br />-Chrisangelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.com