Five days before the Cavalcade’s arrival, the 2,750 available seats for the show at the Minneapolis Auditorium were sold out, even at bond prices of $50 to $100, for a total of $10 million before the Cavalcade arrived.
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@thejudyroom.comFive days before the Cavalcade’s arrival, the 2,750 available seats for the show at the Minneapolis Auditorium were sold out, even at bond prices of $50 to $100, for a total of $10 million before the Cavalcade arrived.
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 17, 1943: Judy was in her home state of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, as part of the "Hollywood Cavalcade." Harvey B. Williams, one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz and known locally as “the world’s smallest mailman,” got a chance to reconnect with Judy.
@thejudyroom.comFinal ballad version here:
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Final swing version here:
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Check out The Judy Room's Filmography Page on "Listen, Darling" at www.thejudyroom.com/filmography/...
@thejudyroom.comSwing version take 4:
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Swing version tag take 4:
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@thejudyroom.comSeptember 16, 1938: Judy prerecorded "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" for the film "Listen, Darling."
Ballad version take 15:
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Ballad version tag take 1:
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@thejudyroom.comSeptember 16, 1963: Judy, along with June Allyson and Carolyn Jones, created the Birmingham Children's Fund of Beverly Hills to raise money to help the victims of the recent horrific bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church on September 15th.
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 1939: The story of "The Wizard of Oz" in four daily installments published in papers nationwide.
@thejudyroom.comJudy was not a part of the daytime festivities due to having a cold. Still, she rallied for the 7 p.m. show: “Judy Garland, suffering from a bad cold ... but she was on hand to do her important part in the big show last night.”
@thejudyroom.comAccording to the article printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer on September 16, the Cavalcade “departed with an eight-city bond sales record of $769,000,000, $269,000,000 over its $500,000,000 quota, which was reached in the first four cities of its fourteen-city tour.”
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 15, 1943: The Hollywood Cavalcade arrived in Cincinnati, OH. Earlier that morning, the train stopped in Springfield, Ohio, where the local paper noted that the stars slept peacefully while locals began their workday.
@thejudyroom.com"Love Finds Andy Hardy" (1938) is coming to Blu-ray on October 20, 2026!
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 14, 1943: The “Hollywood Cavalcade” arrived in Detroit, Michigan, at 1:00 p.m., from their previous stops in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (September 12th) and Cleveland, Ohio (September 13).
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 12, 1943: The "Hollywood Cavalcade" war bond tour arrived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after a triumphant day in New York City (where nineteen thousand people attended the show at Madison Square Garden, raking in $152,966,625 for the war effort).
@thejudyroom.comSeat prices for the show at Madison Square Garden ranged from $18.75 to $1 million (in war bonds). One box (of seats) alone brought in $40 million.
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 11, 1943: The Hollywood Bond Cavalcade arrived by train at Pennsylvania Station at 10:30 a.m. to a crowd of fifteen hundred. The Daily News noted that Garland “had train sickness en route but looked as inviting as a rib roast when she reached the station.”
@thejudyroom.comAlso recorded on this day was a "Peters Bros. routine." The segment was deleted from the film. The recording is not known to exist. Photo from this deleted segment, provided by Kim Lundgreen. Thanks, Kim!
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 10, 1941: Judy prerecorded "Chin Up! Cheerio! Carry On!" for "Babes on Broadway." The session ran from 12:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.
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@thejudyroom.comSeptember 8, 1944: Filming continued on "The Clock" with scenes shot on the "Interior Alice's Apartment" set. Time called: 10 a.m. Time dismissed: 6:15 p.m.
@thejudyroom.comFor the kick-off in DC, there was a parade to the Washington Monument for the opening ceremony/festivities, plus a nationwide radio hookup from the White House featuring a speech by President Roosevelt.
@thejudyroom.comSeptember 8, 1943: The Third War Loan "Hollywood Cavalcade" war bond tour officially began in Washington, DC. The tour lasted throughout September, visiting 16 cities (including DC).
