The Harvey Girls

…to appear in the musical The Harvey Girls (1946) with actress Judy Garland and the musical Words and Music (1948). She achieved stardom with her dance routine—in which she did not speak a word—opposite Gene Kelly in the musical Singin’ in the Rain. Although she was on screen for less…

…given the prestigious assignment of The Harvey Girls (1946), a musical set in the Old West, with Garland as a mail-order bride who leaves her husband and begins working in a restaurant; the strong supporting cast included Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, and John Hodiak. Sidney followed that hit with Holiday…

…made in the 1940s, perhaps The Harvey Girls (1946) and Easter Parade (1948) are the best known. Despite placing in the Top Ten box office three times during the 1940s, making more than $100 million for the studio, and being considered the studio’s greatest asset, Garland was granted an early…

…versatility in such films as The Harvey Girls (1946), State of the Union (1948), and The Three Musketeers (1948). She continued to essay memorable character roles during the 1950s, most notably in A Lawless Street (1955), The Court Jester (1956), and The Long, Hot Summer (1958). Her most acclaimed screen…

…for Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and The Harvey Girls (1946).

…and the Santa Fe” from The Harvey Girls [1946]). Nevertheless, he amassed a fortune from his Depression-era contracts with major motion-picture studios and from royalty payments.