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04377aam a2200337 i 4500 001 49DF7682B50611EEB233F11920ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240117010048 008 230505s2023 msuaf b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023021778 020 $a 1496838394 020 $a 9781496838391 035 $a (OCoLC)1378374160 040 $a MsSM/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d AUM $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN1997.S817 $b F36 2023 082 00 $a 791.43/72 $2 23/eng/20230803 100 1 $a Fantle, David, $e author. 245 10 $a C'mon, get happy : $b the making of Summer Stock / $c David Fantle and Tom Johnson ; foreword by Savion Glover. 264 1 $a Jackson : $b University Press of Mississipppi, $c [2023] 300 $a xii, 283 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. Despite its riveting production history, charismatic lead actors, and classic musical moments, the movie has not received the same attention as other musicals from MGM's storied dream factory. In C'mon, Get Happy: The Making of "Summer Stock," authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture, from start to finish and after its release. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly, who starred in An American in Paris just one year later, was at the peak of his abilities. On the other hand, Summer Stock was Garland's final film at MGM, and she gamely completed it despite her own personal struggles. Summer Stock includes Kelly's favorite solo dance routine and Garland's signature number "Get Happy." The authors discuss in rich detail the contributions of the cast (which included Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Bracken, Phil Silvers, and Marjorie Main); the director (Charles Walters); the producer (Joe Pasternak); the script writers (George Wells and Sy Gomberg); the songwriters (which included Harry Warren and Mack Gordon); and top MGM executives (Louis B. Mayer and Dore Schary). The volume features extensive interviews, conducted by the authors, with Kelly, Walters, Warren, and others, who shared their recollections of making the movie. Deeply researched, C'mon, Get Happy reveals the studio system at work during Hollywood's Golden Era. Additionally, the authors have written a special section called "Taking Stock" that buttonholes numerous contemporary dancers, singers, choreographers, musicians, and even Garland impersonators for their take on Summer Stock, its stars, and any enduring legacy they think the film might have. Artists from Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ben Vereen, and Tommy Tune to Garland's and Kelly's daughters, Lorna Luft and Kerry Kelly Novick, respectively, offer their unique perspective on the film and its stars"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Index. $t Introduction: Why Summer Stock? -- $t 1. The studio: MGM: dream factory in transition -- $t The story: It'll make Oklahoma! look like a bum -- $t III. The talent: It's up to you -- your blood and guts -- $t IV. The production: How dare this look like we're having any fun! -- $t V. The musical numbers: a brilliant creation! -- $t VI. Marketing, reviews, revenue, and revivals: the voice of Garland and the feet of Kelly are at high tide in Summer Stock -- $t VII. Straight up all the way -- $t VIII. Taking stock: who's doing anything remotely like it now? I'll tell you who -- nobody! -- $t Key dates in the making of Summer Stock -- $t Cast and crew of Summer Stock -- $t Acknowledgments -- $t Appendix I: Johnny Green and the MGM Orchestra -- $t Appendix II: Arrangements have been made: Conrad Salinger and Skip Martin and the MGM Sound -- $t Appendix III: Summer Stock from vinyl album to digital CD -- $t Notes -- $t Selected bibliography -- $t Index. 630 00 $a Summer stock (Motion picture) 776 08 $i Online version: $a Fantle, David. $t C'mon, get happy $d Jackson : University Press of Mississipppi, 2023 $z 9781496846587 $w (DLC) 2023021779 700 1 $a Johnson, Tom, $d 1959 December 14- $e author. 700 1 $a Glover, Savion, $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20240117013338.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=49DF7682B50611EEB233F11920ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search