#jugenea

the way he looks at Judy 😍

This scene is just a little piece of happiness, isn't it? It's so fun, and sweet, and it really is a sentimental favorite of mine. 🥰 Unfortunately, Judy was really struggling with health issues during the filming of this movie, which resulted in many delays. By all accounts, however, Gene provided nothing but love and patient support to her during this difficult time. He's quoted as saying...“We loved her and we understood what she was going through, and I had every reason to be grateful for all the help she had given me.” It really does seem, that this movie is Gene's love-letter to her, and I think you can see it in his performance. 🤍 Despite all the difficulties, it's such a joyful and touching film, filled with happy moments like this one. I think that's a testament to Judy's incredible talent, as well as that of everyone involved. 🤍 Judy Garland & Gene Kelly, in "Summer Stock" (1950). 💕

What are you doing this Sunday? Well, stop everything as we have another very special episode premiering! :)

Last week we were lucky enough to interview the writers of the band new book 'C'mon Get Happy: The Making of Summer Stock." Join us as they bust yet more myths, discuss their favourite numbers and just discuss Summer Stock and the process of researching and writing this book in general.

This episode is scheduled to premiere this Sunday at 8pm GMT and if we can we'll pop in the live chat and watch it along with you all. If you can't make Sunday then fear not as it will be there to watch whenever you want after that.

I think all of us Jugenea fans would agree with Dick Dinman as he reviewed the Summer Stock Blu-ray with John Fricke for WMPG:

“If you look at Kelly’s acting in this film, it is extremely low-keyed, sensitive…in a way that I’m frankly not used to seeing in his acting performances. My theory on that…Chuck Walters contributed to that…but I think Kelly was so respectful of Judy Garland’s talents and really I think he really loved her to the point, I’m beginning to wonder whether… maybe early on when they were doing “For Me and My Gal,” Kelly’s first film, maybe they had a little flirtation.”

“But I just think his performance, without forgetting his incredible choreography, and dancing. But as an actor in this I now understand why Billy Wilder was considering Kelly for Sunset Boulevard when Montgomery Clift dropped out…to me his performance in this is something different and special.”