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What happens after it ends?

posted 16 years ago by SueOrder
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As with any movie I love, I wish this went on longer. Yes, the ending was a wonderful, emotional climax. But I wish I could have seen more.

In my opinion, Judy finishes her show, but includes Gene. Because he was up there with her, that counts as their first matinee at the Palace so directly after it they go to the Little Church Around the Corner and get married. (Although I suppose they'd have to wait a few days to get a license - bah, down with reality).

Judy's obviously quite a star at this point - performing as a headliner at the palace. Gene and Jimmy, they join her act. Or maybe it just turns into "Palmer and Palmer." Then the "3 or 4 or more" come along and Gene and Judy are successful enough to only tour on occassion and raise their children without raising them in a trunk. They name their first son Danny.

What do you think?

[–] Roetger-1 16 years ago

Sounds good to me.

[–] rayeth19 16 years ago

Yes that sounds about right... I also really enjoyed the film and wished the ending was longer.

"Naming their first son Danny"-- I like that; nice touch.

[–] Zuider_Zee 12 years ago

Jo becomes a huge star, a big success and is tempted by the glamour and the money that the burgeoning movie industry of Hollywood uses to beckon to her. Her film career begins well but soon nasty rumors begin to fly of drugs, alcohol and numerous affairs. Fired by her studio for being uncooperative and unreliable, she begins a rapid decline which is halted at times by stints in various mental institutions and sanatoriums. As the years go by, she is forced to earn a living by going back on the vaudeville circuit where she vows to climb back to the top of Mount Everest.

[–] snsurone 12 years ago

And then, her fifth husband finds her, sitting on a toilet seat in their London hotel room, dead of an overdose.

[–] Kingsbridger 12 years ago

So life imitates art eh? Boy you guys are cruel, but I love it. Yeah it's a shame Judy fell down as the years went by. I try to accentuate these great early years before she self-destructed.

AS for the movie, I think that Gene Kelly's character will screw up many times for self serving reasons. She will keep forgiving him and therefore enabling his miscreant behavior. They finally split, way too late for her appeal to men she overlooked in years past. Tragically they wind up in roles they personified in previous acts - he as a circus clown and she as a lap dancer at the Baby Doll lounge in Bugtussle Tennessee.

No pink flamingos for this Rob and Laura Petrie.

[–] marktayloruk (2375) 3 years ago

I hardly think a singer would have gone to Hollywood before the late 20s!

[–] mnoe 12 years ago

In my opinion, Judy finishes her show, but includes Gene. Because he was up there with her, that counts as their first matinee at the Palace so directly after it they go to the Little Church Around the Corner and get married. (Although I suppose they'd have to wait a few days to get a license - bah, down with reality).

They did indeed finish singing the title tune together on stage, so there's their matinee performance.

Do marriage licenses expire? Let's presume Gene/Harry still had the license from when he first "booked" the church years before, carrying it sentimentally in his wallet all through the war. So they don't have to wait even a day to marry.

Nice touch, naming the baby Danny. I suppose they might name another boy after "Uncle" Jimmy, who will, of course, remain a steadfast friend to both Gene/Harry and Judy/Jo.

On the other hand, I've seen too many showbiz movies and read too many showbiz biographies to think that their marriage will last. Plus, this is Judy Garland. So I have to go with the "decline-and-fall" scenarios suggested by others in this thread.

last 2 dvds: The Tomorrow People (1973) & The New Statesman (1987)

[–] marktayloruk (2375) 2 years ago

Just found out that the film was a true story - Harry and Jo did stay together.