Two unknown teens in an 11-minute short accidentally launched the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Edna's grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts. To stop this from happening, Judy and Edna gather a crowd the following Sunday; and to keep its attention, they themselves perform with the orchestra. Edna sings an aria and Judy sings 'Americana'.
Acting
Garland and Durbin's electric, effortless chemistry.
Production
MGM's desperate gamble that paid off spectacularly.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
MGM executives literally couldn't decide which teen to fire, so they made this screen test—then kept both, creating two of the studio's biggest earners.
This forgotten footnote directly enabled The Wizard of Oz and 100 Million Melodies; without it, Garland's contract dies in 1936.
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