Listen, Darling (1948)

A widow who fears not being able to support her children and wants to give them the kind of education she never had, decides to marry the banker in her small town who she doesn't love.

Mary Astor plays "Dottie," the widow in question--her eldest child Pinky (Judy Garland) sees that her mother is unhappy and conspires with her best friend Buzz (Freddie Bartholomew) to kidnap her mother and brother and later attempt to find a husband for her.

Garland Performances

Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart
Music and Lyrics by James F. Hanley
Performed by Judy Garland

On the Bumpy Road to Love
Music and Lyrics by Al Hoffman, Al Lewis and Murray Mencher
Performed by Judy Garland and principle cast

Ten Pins in the Sky
Music and lyrics by Joseph McCarthy and Milton Ager
Performed by Judy Garland and reprised again with Judy Garland, Walter Pigeon and Mary Astor.

Recordings

Ten Pins in the Sky
Recording Date: October 1938
Label: Decca

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Availability

This title is currently out of print, but is usually available on VHS from Amazon.com's Marketplace.

Resources

Listen, Darling on IMDb

Fast Facts

Listen, Darling was quite modern for it's time--and echoed Garland's own home life at the time.

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