Presenting Lily Mars (1943)

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a small town dreams of becoming a stage star. She meets a successful Broadway producer and tries to convince him to give her a chance.

musicallightheartedupbeatromanticcharmingenergeticwhimsicalbittersweet

What happens

Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, produced by Joe Pasternak, starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin, and based on the 1933 novel by Booth Tarkington. The film is often cited as Garland's first film playing an adult role. However, the issue is complicated by the delay in this film's release caused by reshooting the finale, and Garland's brutal work schedule—she was filming Girl Crazy and For Me and My Gal at the same time. Also, in Little Nellie Kelly, released in 1940, she plays her character's mother, dying in childbirth. Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby appear with their orchestras. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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