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[first lines] Louis B. Mayer:
What do you see beyond this wall? Picture it. You've got an imagination; go ahead. What I see is a small town in the Midwest. A handful of churches, somewhere for the farmers to get drunk together. Maybe a salon for their wives to do their hair on the holidays. I visit these places. These are the people who send us our profits. Who send us your wages. I make movies, Judy, but it's your job to give those people dreams. The economy is in the gutter, and they pay for you. And I'll tell you something else: In every one of those towns, believe me, there's a girl who's prettier than you. Maybe their nose is a little thinner at the bridge; they have better teeth than you; or they're taller, or slimmer. Only you have something none of those pretty girls can ever have. You know what that is? Young Judy:
No, sir. Louis B. Mayer:
You have that voice. It will maybe take you to Oz. Some place none of those pretty girls can ever go
What do you see beyond this wall? Picture it. You've got an imagination; go ahead. What I see is a small town in the Midwest. A handful of churches, somewhere for the farmers to get drunk together. Maybe a salon for their wives to do their hair on the holidays. I visit these places. These are the people who send us our profits. Who send us your wages. I make movies, Judy, but it's your job to give those people dreams. The economy is in the gutter, and they pay for you. And I'll tell you something else: In every one of those towns, believe me, there's a girl who's prettier than you. Maybe their nose is a little thinner at the bridge; they have better teeth than you; or they're taller, or slimmer. Only you have something none of those pretty girls can ever have. You know what that is? Young Judy:
No, sir. Louis B. Mayer:
You have that voice. It will maybe take you to Oz. Some place none of those pretty girls can ever go
Full Transcript
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What I see is a small town in the Midwest
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Handful of churches
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Some places for the farmers to get drunk together
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Maybe a salon
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for their wives to do their hair on the holidays
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I visit these places
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These are the people who send us our profits
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who send us your wages
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I make movies Judy but it's your job
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to give those people dreams
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The economy's in the gutter and they pay for you
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And I'll tell you something else
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In every one of those towns believe me
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there's a girl who's prettier than you
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Maybe their nose is a little thinner at the bridge
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They have better teeth than you
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Or they're taller or they're slimmer
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Only you have something
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none of those pretty girls can ever have
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Movie Summary
Winter 1968 and showbiz legend Judy Garland arrives in Swinging London to perform a five-week sold-out run at The Talk of the Town. It is 30 years since she shot to global stardom in The Wizard of Oz, but if her voice has weakened, its dramatic intensity has only grown. As she prepares for the show, battles with management, charms musicians and reminisces with friends and adoring fans, her wit and warmth shine through. Even her dreams of love seem undimmed as she embarks on a whirlwind romance with Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.
Actors
Louis B. Mayer
Young Judy
