Get Happy (2000)
“And for the same reason: the folks in charge did not want to offend the hoi polloi with an unpopular alliance. Judy had reaped the advantages of stardom—fame, money and the admiration of millions of her contemporaries. Now she was discovering one of the major disadvantages: if she valued her career, she needed the studio’s blessing before saying yes to any proposal of marriage. But the studio had no intention of giving its blessing, not anytime soon at least. If her nightclubbing caused annoyan...ce, the possibility of an imminent betrothal brought forth an angry roar from the Metro lion, which saw in any union nothing but trouble.
With the exception of Little Nellie Kelly, in which she had portrayed a wife and mother, Judy had never played an adult. Her role had always been that of a virginal teenager, from Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, to Betsy Booth in the Andy Hardy series, to the bouncy, fresh-faced youngsters in the Babes in Arms quartet. Such parts had made her one of Metro’s top money-earners, and such parts, Metro believed, would continue to provide surefire profits for two or three years to come.MoreLess
With the exception of Little Nellie Kelly, in which she had portrayed a wife and mother, Judy had never played an adult. Her role had always been that of a virginal teenager, from Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, to Betsy Booth in the Andy Hardy series, to the bouncy, fresh-faced youngsters in the Babes in Arms quartet. Such parts had made her one of Metro’s top money-earners, and such parts, Metro believed, would continue to provide surefire profits for two or three years to come.MoreLess
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