In The Good Old Summertime (1949) Put Your Arms Around Me 

Great comments . Thanks for sha ring.

Judy's being "difficult" on set needs to be defined and considered according to who was making this claim. Her "difficulties" started in the mid 40s due to a number of issues caused by her treatment by the studio that were a combination of the pills they forced onto her and a lot of psychological abuse she endured over the years. She was great an asset to the studio. Yet they did not treat her right, and she knew it. Had she had management they would not have gotten away with overworking and abusing her. They would promise her vacation periods, then call her back to work without a proper rest period. Also, under a savvy manager, she would have garnered a higher salary and stock in Loew's Inc. the parent company of MGM as well as profit participation since she was such a valuable commodity. But that didn't happen. In spite of the stories about Judy's being "difficult," the production on IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME went smoothly. L.B. Mayer called Van Johnson into his office and asked him, "What did you do to Judy?" Perplexed, Van said, "What did I DO to her?" I just told her she was wonderful." All she needed was reassurance and a kind word once in a while, which she rarely got from her Directors. She was never sure that what she was doing was good enough. She was that insecure, which is why she would be late on the set later on. She was so frightened, and it took her time to gather up the courage and strength to go on. But when she did, it was magic, and they usually got what they needed in one take. So in spite of the waiting around, she saved them money in film. And in the long run, the same amount of time would have been taken with other actors doing retakes. So maybe she knew from experience it didn't matter if she was late. She came on when she was ready to perform and did it right the first time.

@@RayPointerChannel Thank you for this!

I've often wondered why this was the only time they worked together in a film. They were both in "Till the Clouds Roll By" but not together.

I did read that Buster Keaton staged this number, but I don't think Judy Garland ever used the staging again, more's the pity.

“Slightly”? She surpassed him

@@Orcl1100Absolutely. She even sang some of Jolson's songs BETTER than he did. She did not have to sing out through her nose and corners of her mouth they way Jolson did. She had natural diaphragm control.

Liza Minelli, Judy's real-life daughter, playing her fictional daughter with Van Johnson.

liza

It's Liza with a Z! There is a very funny story Liza tells about this scene. In the picture, she is bare bottomed with no little 'dity on to cover her. So Van Johnson is holding her with one hand holding her little baby tush. Liza says to look at her baby face of pure embarrassment and shock at this man holding her bare tushy, and she couldn't wiggle away from him. And Momma Judy was laughing and smiling and singing through her daughter's embarrassment.

Liza🙏💕

June Allyson?

June Allison could not do "Royal Wedding " because she was expecting.

I meant Allyson.