Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

116 mins | Documentary | Feb. 25, 2004

As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But drugs, overwork, even psychological abuse at the hands of the studio is now part of the Garland legend. But despite the number of Garland books and documentaries, one account has always been missing -- Garland herself never managed to write a memoir. She did make several attempts at an autobiography, often recording stories on a tape recorder. Judy Garland: By Myself (2004), finally fills in the blanks - using Judy's personal recordings to tell the story in her own words.

Judy Garland: By Myself

116 mins | Documentary | Feb. 25, 2004

Judy Garland: By Myself
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life presented a smiling kid with the big voice, who, alongside Mickey Rooney, just wanted to put on a show. But drugs, overwork, even psychological abuse at the hands of the studio is now part of the Garland legend. But despite the number of Garland books and documentaries, one account has always been missing -- Garland herself never managed to write a memoir. She did make several attempts at an autobiography, often recording stories on a tape recorder. Judy Garland: By Myself (2004), finally fills in the blanks - using Judy's personal recordings to tell the story in her own words.
IMDb rating 8.6
Producers Eagle Rock Entertainment, Turner Entertainment
Original title Judy Garland: By Myself
Directors Susan Lacy
Writers Stephen Stept, Susan Lacy

Cast

Judy Garland

as Self (archive footage)

Harris Yulin

as Self / Narrator

June Allyson

as Self - Actor (voice)

Gene Kelly

as Self - Actor (archive sound)

Del Armstrong

as Self - Make-up Artist (voice)

Desi Arnaz

as Self (archive footage)

Lauren Bacall

as Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

as Self (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

as Self - Actor (voice) (archive footage)

Ray Bolger

as Self - Actor (archive sound)

Jackie Cooper

as Self - Actor (voice)

George Cukor

as Self (archive footage)

Buddy Ebsen

as Self - Actor (voice)

Roger Edens

as Self (archive footage)

Arthur Freed

as Self (archive footage)

Clark Gable

as Self (archive footage)

Leonard Gershe

as Self - Songwriter / Scenarist (archive sound)

Virginia Gumm

as Self - Sister (archive sound)

Jean Harlow

as Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

as Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson

as Self (archive footage)

Norman Jewison

as Self - Executive Producer (voice)

Isabel Keating

as Judy Garland (voice)

Alan King

as Self - Actor (voice)

Burton Lane

as Self - Composer (archive sound)

Mort Lindsey

as Self - Conductor / Orchestrator (voice)

Joey Luft

as Self (archive footage)

Lorna Luft

as Self (archive footage)

Sidney Luft

as Self - Producer / Husband (voice)

David Margulies

as Joseph L. Mankiewicz (voice)

Dean Martin

as Self (archive footage)

Louis B. Mayer

as Self (archive footage)

Ann Miller

as Self - Actor (voice)

Liza Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

Vincente Minnelli

as Self (archive footage)

George Morfogen

as George Cukor (voice)

Nelson Riddle

as Self - Orchestrator / Conductor (archive sound)

Mickey Rooney

as Self - Actor (voice)

Robert Sella

as Vincente Minnelli (voice)

Artie Shaw

as Self - Musician / Bandleader (voice)

Norma Shearer

as Self (archive footage)

Frank Sinatra

as Self (archive footage)

Norman Taurog

as Self - Director (archive sound)

Elizabeth Taylor

as Self (archive footage)

Shirley Temple

as Self (archive footage)

Margaret Whiting

as Self - Singer (voice)

Michael Wilding

as Self (archive footage)

Kay Williams

as Self (archive footage)