June 10 movie: Broadway Melody of 1938. Another winner in the Broadway Melody series. Again the stars include Eleanor Powell, Robert Taylor, Buddy Ebsen and George Murphy. This time the cast also includes Judy Garland, Sophie Tucker (as Judy's stage mom) and Robert Benchley. The plot has something to do with horses, there's some great dancing from Powell, Tucker has one brilliant solo, Judy gets a couple of songs including "Dear Mr. Gable, You Made Me Love You," and here's a short clip of Judy and Buddy dancing. Awww!
I just realized that I have now seen all of Buddy Ebsen's MGM movies as a hoofer. There are none left to discover. How sad!
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