Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 15, 2021

Silver Screen Standards: The Harvey Girls (1946) The Harvey Girls (1946) I’ve had a particular fondness for The Harvey Girls (1946) since the first time I saw it, but my love increased when I visited the El Tovar Hotel in the Grand Canyon some years ago and learned more about...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 25, 2020

It was during a pit stop along a cross-country trip through the Petrified Forest that I first became aware of The Harvey Girls. Because you see, The Painted Desert Inn is a bit of a relic of the past, and it preserves a history of the famous waitresses who helped...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 21, 2015

The theme for this year's CMBA Blogathon is "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles," which makes the 1946 musical, The Harvey Girls, an obvious choice. The movie won an Oscar for its train themed song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," and it depicts, in a fictionalized and colorful way, the...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 21, 2015

The theme for this year's CMBA Blogathon is "Planes, Trains, & Automobiles," which makes the 1946 musical, The Harvey Girls, an obvious choice. The movie won an Oscar for its train themed song, "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," and it depicts, in a fictionalized and colorful way, the...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on February 10, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/777/The-Harvey-Girls/#tcmarcp-141232-141228  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. The Harvey Girls is a delightful musical about young women who venture into the Wild West and find adventure, romance, and snakes. The movie is based on a 1942 novel of the   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on February 10, 2015

via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/777/The-Harvey-Girls/#tcmarcp-141232-141228  Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. The Harvey Girls is a delightful musical about young women who venture into the Wild West and find adventure, romance, and snakes. The movie is based on a 1942 novel of the   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on January 27, 2015

The Harvey Girls Directed by George Sidney Written by Edmund Beloin, Nathaniel Curtis et al from a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams 1946/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental The best part is in all those clips. Who would not thrill to Judy Garland singing “On the Atchison, To   read more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on September 22, 2014

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Harvey...   read more

Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Posted by Joey on May 2, 2014

THE HARVEY GIRLS review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest THE HARVEY GIRLS is one of my favorite Judy Garland movies. I do not think it is fondly as remembered as many flims.   a terrific film which, by the way, also features Cyd Charisse in a minor part, her first speaking role   read more

Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest Posted by Joey on May 2, 2014

THE HARVEY GIRLS review https://www.facebook.com/Wolffianclassicmoviesdigest THE HARVEY GIRLS is one of my favorite Judy Garland movies. I do not think it is fondly as remembered as many flims.   a terrific film which, by the way, also features Cyd Charisse in a minor part, her first speaking role   read more

The Vintage Cameo Posted by Emily on February 19, 2014

While I’m never really expecting to see Judy Garland involved in a bar brawl, or threateningly brandishing a pistol in each hand, I really wasn’t expecting to see it happen in The Harvey Girls, a wholesome 1946 musical based on the true story of a restauranteur’s trainside western   read more