Sunday, July 31, 2011

I COULD GO ON SINGING

I Could Go On Singing
United Artists, 1963, Color, 99 minutes, ***
Released May, 1963

In her final film appearance, Judy Garland plays a concert singer who has given up everything important to reach the top. Top-notch acting by Bogarde and Garland make for a captivating drama filled with "live" concert numbers by Judy. The story parallels Judy's own personal life in many ways, and is a hauntingly poignant look at the personal life of a major star. A favorite among Judy's many concert era fans.

Produced by: Stuart Millar and Lawrence Turman
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Assistant Director: Colin Brewer
Screenplay by: Mayo Simon
Story by: Robert Dozier
Title Song: "I Could Go On Singing," Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
Music by: Mort Lindsey
Musical Supervisor: Saul Chaplin
Music Director: Mort Lindsey
Production Designer: Wilfred Shingleton
Set Decorator: John Hoesli
Miss Garland's Costumes: Edith Head
Additional Costumes: Beatrice Dawson
Makeup: Harold Fletcher
Hair Stylist: Pearl Tipaldi
Sound: Buster Ambler, Red Law
Director of Photography: Arthur Ibbetson
Filmed in Panavision, Color by Technicolor
Editor: John Shirley

Cast: Judy Garland [Jenny Bowman], Dirk Bogarde [David Donne], Jack Klugman [George Kogan], Aline MacMahon [Ida], Gregory Phillips [Matt], Russell Waters [Reynolds], Pauline Jameson [Miss Plimpton], Jeremy Burnham [Hospital Surgeon], Eric Woodburn, Robert Rietty, Gerald Sim [Assistant Manager of Palladium], David Lee [Pianist], Leon Cortez [The Busker], Al Paul

Musical Program: [0:00] I Could Go On Singing (sung by Judy Garland behind titles); [0:24] excerpt from H.M.S. Pinafore (sung by Boys performing the opera); [0:26] British National Anthem ("God Save the Queen") (sung by Boys and Audience); [0:29] I Am the Monarch of the Sea (sung by Judy Garland and Boys); [0:37] Hello Bluebird (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [0:47] It Never Was You (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [1:07] By Myself (sung by Judy Garland in concert); [1:33] I Could Go On Singing (sung by Judy Garland in concert)

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