| Presenting Lily Mars | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Written by | Jack Mintz (comedy construction) |
| Screenplay by | Richard Connell Gladys Lehman |
| Based on | Presenting Lily Mars 1937 novel by Booth Tarkington |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Starring | Judy Garland Van Heflin |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Edited by | Albert Akst |
| Music by | George Stoll |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,045,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,255,000[1] |
Presenting Lily Mars is a 1943 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, produced by Joe Pasternak, starring Judy Garland and Van Heflin, and based on the 1933 novel by Booth Tarkington. The film is often cited as Garland's first film playing an adult role. However, the issue is complicated by the delay in this film's release caused by reshooting the finale, and Garland's brutal work schedule—she was filming Girl Crazy and For Me and My Gal at the same time.[2] Also, in Little Nellie Kelly, released in 1940, she plays her character's mother, dying in childbirth. Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby appear with their orchestras in this Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Presenting Lily Mars". prod.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.