Every Sunday
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| Every Sunday | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Felix E. Feist |
| Written by | Mauri Grashin |
| Starring | Deanna Durbin Judy Garland |
| Music by | Con Conrad Herb Magidson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 1936 |
| Language | English |
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[edit] Plot
Edna (Deanna Durbin) and her friend Judy (Judy Garland) are upset because the free Sunday concerts in the park that Edna's grandfather conducts are about to be shut down by the town council because of poor attendance. The girls hit upon the idea of singing at the concerts and set about promoting the next concert. The following Sunday Edna and Judy join Granddad on the bandstand. Edna's operatic style and Judy's swing bring crowds running from all over the park. The event is a huge success and the weekly concerts are saved.
[edit] Production
Deanna Durbin and Judy Garland were both under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer but the studio had not put them to work in films. With their contracts coming up for renewal, feelings among studio executives were that the studio didn't need two girl singers. Every Sunday would serve as an extended screen test to decide which girl's contract would be renewed.[1]
Durbin performed the aria Il Bacio. Composers Con Conrad and Herb Magidson wrote a specialty number for Garland, "The Americana."[2]
Following the screening of the short for M-G-M executives, opinion was divided on whether Garland or Durbin should be retained. Finally, Louis B. Mayer, upon his return from a European trip, decreed that both girls should be kept. However, Durbin's contract option had expired by then. She was signed by Universal Studios, where her first picture, Three Smart Girls, was so successful that it saved the studio from bankruptcy.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Clarke, Gerald (2001). Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland. New York: Random House. ISBN 0375503781.
- ^ Juneau, James (1974). Judy Garland: A Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. New York: Pyramid Publications, 25. ISBN 0515034827.
- ^ Clarke 76
