Touches You

Fresh and Exciting

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Won an Oscar for Best Original Song ("On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe"), its Score was also nominated. Otherwise, this troubled George Sidney Musical Comedy, with a story co-written by Eleanore Griffin, features an uninspired (O.K., forced) performance Judy Garland as one of the many titled restaurant women who helped "tame" the West. FYI, there's a 'museum' display at the Bright Angel Lodge on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona which details the history of the Harvey Hotels.There's a love triangle angle with Garland's character and a sensitive saloon owner rival (John Hodiak) to "Harvey" who's misunderstood by his joint's main attraction (Angela Lansbury, whose singing voice is OBVIOUSLY dubbed, by Virginia Rees), and even an acrobatic performance by Ray Bolger.But the film is neither a great musical nor a particularly funny comedy, and the rest of its story fails to strike a balance anywhere in between that satisfies. Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, and Cyd Charisse (who dances, of course), among others, also lend their support in this losing effort.

I just saw this movie today for the first time on TcM and I must say it was as beautiful as I hoped it would be. I am a huge fan of Judy garland and watched a lot of her movies ex.The wizard of Oz,a star is born,summer stock.meet me in st Louis and for me and my gal loved all of them. Now back to the Harvey girls the song are cheery and you can sing along easily. It's your typical love triangle movie 2 girls are in love with the same man one popular and one clumsy the one girl new him for years and the other just met him. What would overrule popularity or Love find out by watching this stunning musical with a unforgettable Judy garland

Susan Bradley( Judy garland) goes out on an adventure with hope that her new husband is and wonderful and gorgeous as his letters. On the train going to Sandrock a little mining town, she meets the "Harvey Girls", girls who leave home to be waitresses at "The Harvey House". And how they meet is when they see Susan has nothing to eat except literally a couple of crumbs. They offer her a sandwich, which she accepts and while she's eating it, they all ask her why she's going to Sandrock. She tells them all about her new husband Mr H.H. Hartsey "esquire" (Chill Wills) She reads them the letters which she finds out soon that are fake. When the get off the train Mr. Hartsey mistakes the Harvey House cook for Susan. He kisses her and she gives him a beating while the whole train station laughs. But Before this happens they all sing for literally I think about half an hour. (I fast-forwarded it. Warning: never watch this with someone who remembers this when it came out! I watched it with my grandma who thought the singing was good and wouldn't let me skip it!) After they leave the train station and Susan finds out Who's letters they are actually written by, She confronts Mr. Ned Trent about it. She tells him "Oh I'm just someone who doesn't like you Mr.Trent. I don't know if you're a thief or a murderer but I know one thing,you're worse! You're a yellow dog Mr.Trent, Good-day!" And when he goes after her out side she says "You mean I've come 2 thousand miles for a joke?! wouldn't you just love it if I went back home?! Me and all the other nice girls that came out here today! If I have anything to say about it you're going to have to eat all those pretty letters you wrote and yes I hope you choke on them too!" Thus the western romance begins. So Watch this movie girls! you'll adore it!

Very appealing MGM musical with wonderful songs, colorful production, Judy Garland at the peak of her feisty charms. In the burgeoning days of train transportation, women are needed to work the eateries scattered throughout the Southwest; in a small New Mexico town, Judy decides to ditch her mail-order marriage for a waitressing job, but she soon finds love again. "On The Atchinson, Topeka and The Santa Fe" won a Best Song Oscar, and deservedly so; this grand number gets the full treatment, and is so exuberantly staged it becomes a classic by itself. The picture does runs short of ideas and inspiration near the end, leading to a poorly-staged romantic finale, yet the supporting cast is excellent, particularly Angela Lansbury as a jealous showgirl. *** from ****