April 13, 1970

Girl Crazy (1943) ****

The second cinematic adaptation of George Gershwin's immortal 1930 stage hit. Mickey Rooney plays Danny Churchill Jr, a rich playboy sent to an all-male college in Arizona, where he falls in love with Ginger (Judy Garland, so named in honor of Ginger Rogers, who created the character on stage 13 years earlier). Legendary musical score includes hits like:

"Treat Me Rough" **
"Bidin' My Time" ***
"Could You Use Me" **
"Embraceable You" ***
"Fascinatin' Rhythm" **
"But Not For Me" **
"I Got Rhythm" ***