Lily Mars vedette

Original title: Presenting Lily Mars

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Judy Garland and Van Heflin in Lily Mars vedette (1943)

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Small-town Indiana girl Lily Mars dreams to be a stage actress. She begs visiting Broadway producer John Thornway for a role but he dismisses her as an amateur. She follows him to New York a... Read allSmall-town Indiana girl Lily Mars dreams to be a stage actress. She begs visiting Broadway producer John Thornway for a role but he dismisses her as an amateur. She follows him to New York and worms her way into his show, and his heart.Small-town Indiana girl Lily Mars dreams to be a stage actress. She begs visiting Broadway producer John Thornway for a role but he dismisses her as an amateur. She follows him to New York and worms her way into his show, and his heart.

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IMDb RATING

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1.3K

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Awards
- 3 wins total

Isobel Rekay
(as Marta Eggerth)

Connie Gilchrist

Frankie

Leonid Kinskey

Patricia Barker

Poppy

Janet Chapman

Violet

Annie Ross

Rosie
(as Annabelle Logan)

Douglas Croft

Davey

Ray McDonald

Charlie Potter

Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
(as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)

Bob Crosby Orchestra

Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
(as Bob Crosby and His Orchestra)

Abigail Adams

Woman
(unconfirmed)
(uncredited)

Foncilla Adams

Showgirl
(uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Busboy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
In the elaborate musical finale, Judy Garland is dancing with an uncredited Charles Walters, who would eventually become one of MGM's top directors and direct Judy herself in both Parade de printemps (1948) and La jolie fermière (1950).

Quotes
Mrs. Thornway: John, he died several years ago.
John Thornway: Oh, he did? I'm sorry to hear that.
Mrs. Thornway: He left a wife and five children. Nobody knows how they manage, but they do. Everybody in Midhaven worries about the Marses... except the Marses.

Crazy credits
Under the single "The End" title, Davey Mars is seen to steal one more doorknob for his collection.

Connections
Featured in Meet Me in St. Louis: The Making of an American Classic (1994)

Soundtracks
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
(1943) (uncredited)
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Played during the opening credits and as background music
Sung by Judy Garland

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WONDERFUL!

This was one of the Judy films that I've been wanting to see for a long time, as it does not appear to be avalible on video in the UK, So I got it from the USA, and luckily my televideo can play NTSC tapes!

This is one of my fave Joots movies. She plays a stronger character then in any of her early MGM movies. -For once she isn't running after a man she cannot have, and is not feeling unattractive compared to a more glamourous star. (poor Judy who had a low self esteem was often put in these roles) She plays Lily Mars, a strong willed, ambitious and stubbon young lady who is determined to be noticed by a big Broadway producer, and will do it by any means. Judy really shows her comic talents in this movie, and looks lovely.