Singin' and Dancing Back in Time.: WHOA! Judy Garland places all four of her films in the semi-finals....a remarkable feat

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

WHOA! Judy Garland places all four of her films in the semi-finals....a remarkable feat

Judy Garland started off the 40's era with four films competing out of the 16 films chosen. Those same four films each made it to the semi-final matches. How impressive is that. Look at the final tally: The Harvey Girls knocked off top seed Yankee Doodle Dandy 14-4 in a blow-out win. Easter Parade edged out On The Town 12-7. For Me and My Gal upset 2nd seed Going My Way 11-5. And sentimental favorite Meet Me In St. Louis just beat down Holiday Inn 15-3 like it stole something, in the most lopsided match. So it is safe to say that one Judy Garland film will reach the final four. Hats off to the remarkable Ms. Garland. Here are the two semi-final matches which start immediately and will run through Saturday night 8pm EST.

SEMI-FINAL MATCH 1

3 MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (1944)

7 FOR ME AND MY GAL (1942)

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SEMI-FINAL MATCH 2

4 EASTER PARADE (1948)

8 THE HARVEY GIRLS (1946)

4 comments:

KalliSeptember 14, 2011 at 8:59 PM
I love Meet Me in St. Louis! Except for the little girl, I find her to be beyond annoying. Everything else is perfect though.
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CharmedLassieSeptember 15, 2011 at 3:49 AM
Yippee! This was my dream scenario come this stage. Though, of course, now I have to chose between them!
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AnonymousSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:17 AM
I can easily do this round, it's going to be the head-to-head final I'm going to have trouble with!
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David LoboscoSeptember 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM
That is typical Judy Garland - battling herself!
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