The Harvey Girls (1946), 8

On a train trip West to become a mail order bride Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a " Harvey House " restaurant at a remote whistle stop to provide ... 
1h 42min | Comedy, Musical, Western | 18 January 1946
Director: George Sidney
Stars: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O'Brien, Kenny Baker, Marjorie Main, Chill Wills, Cyd Charisse.
Robert Alton ... musical numbers staged by

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In the Tap! Appendix for Ray Bolger (ch19).

When John Hodiak smiles, his face really lights up. When he scowls, it's really stormy. He's a good match for JG here. Although he runs the saloon and knows a legitimate restaurant with attractive wholesome women can be stiff competition for his type of saloon/casino, he insists on competing fair and square, and fights with his former allies who use criminal methods to dissuade the women from staying in town.

Performances (26 custom chapters with menu):

• ch2. In the Valley (Where the Evenin' Sun Goes Down), Performed by Judy Garland 
• ch4. Wait and See, Sung by Angela Lansbury (dubbed by Virginia Rees) 
• ch5. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, Sung by Ben Carter, Marjorie Main, Ray Bolger, Judy Garland and chorus
• ch8. The Train Must Be Fed, Sung by Selena Royle, Marjorie Main and chorus 
• ch9. Oh, You Kid, Sung by Angela Lansbury (dubbed by Virginia Rees) and chorus. The voice dubber for AL is not a good match for her voice, particularly in ch9.
• ch11. It's a Great Big World, Sung and Danced by Judy Garland, Virginia O'Brien and Cyd Charisse (dubbed by Marion Doenges) 
• ch14. The Wild, Wild West, Sung by Virginia O'Brien 
• ch17. Wait and See, Sung by Kenny Baker 
• ch19. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, Danced by Ray Bolger 
• ch20. Swing Your Partner Round and Round, Danced by Ray Bolger, Judy Garland, Marjorie Main, Cyd Charisse and chorus 

This is an enjoyable film with rousing tunes. I wouldn't call this an Integrated Musical. Although the songs are customized for the story, they don't illuminate much about the characters. Namely, if you took the songs out, you wouldn't miss anything except their performances. Don't get me wrong, that would be a lot to miss, and would completely devalue the film. But the characters and story are fully formed by dialog and action independent of the songs.

I own 16 George Sidney-directed movies, and rated 6 more. That's 22 of his 30 total, and I'm pretty sure I've seen one other. The ratings: 98888877777666665555. GS himself does the commentary track; I got distracted midway, and didn't want to go back to it right now.

MGM, dir. Sidney; 8