JUDY GARLAND GET HAPPY ( SUMMER STOCK, 1950)

JUDY GARLAND GET HAPPY Though it s called Summer Stock, this marvelous let s put on a show musical the final one that showcased the peerless pair of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly is a delight for all seasons. The story is simple: a homespun farm family allows a Broadway production company to rehearse its new show on their property if the performers pay their way by pitching in with all the farm chores But the pleasures are abundant: a showstopping, allstar Battle of the Dances that starts out as a square dance and blossoms into a cavalcade of highstepping dance favorites; Kelly s marvelous song and later dance to You, Wonderful You; four of the most popular comedic screen actors ever: Phil Silvers, Eddie Bracken, Hans Conried and Marjorie Main; and Garland s incomparable Get Happy, a smashing sequence that s one of her peak movie