The Harvey Girls (Episode 89) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

Even before director George Sidney and stars Judy Garland, John Hodiak and Angela Lansbury finished shooting 1946's The Harvey Girls, it's signature song, On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, was burning up the music charts in the summer and fall of 1945. No fewer than six artists recorded the song, the most successful being the version created by Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers.  It's no wonder than that the scene in the film that introduces the song is one of the longest and most complex musical numbers in motion picture history.  Dan and Vicky jump on the Harvey Girls train to discuss the delightful musical that cemented Judy Garland as a bona fide musical movie star.  In the recently seen section of the podcast your hosts talk about the ABC special Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Dario Argento's Dracula, Long Shot, 2018's Mom & Dad, and the Lifetime TV's dud 2014 take on Flowers in the Attic.   Have a listen to Hot Date 89: The Harvey Girls and leave us some feedback.  Visit our website at hotdatepod.com