More of a splashy glamorous drama in the MGM style with music rather than a musical. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard but with the overblown musical production numbers directed by Busby Berkeley. The film concentrates on three young girls (Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr) on their first year as Ziegfeld showgirls and the ups and downs of their personal lives. Despite being fourth billed, the film serves as a showcase for the young Lana Turner. As Sheila Regan, a Brooklyn girl pulled out of a department store elevator and transformed into an alluring Ziegfeld filly, Turner hit all the right notes and became a full fledged Star. The musical highlights include the standard
You Stepped Out Of A Dream sung by Tony Martin and the tropical flavored
Minnie From Trinidad performed by Garland. The large cast includes James Stewart, Jackie Cooper, Dan Dailey (a standout as a brutal boxer), Eve Arden, Paul Kelly, Ian Hunter, Edward Everett Horton, Felix Bressart, Philip Dorn, Charles Winninger, Fay Holden and Rose Hobart (only one scene but a good one).
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