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Harvey Girls has an embarrassment of riches with respect to the cast. Some favorite moments? When Judy Garland, with a determined gait and two six shooters, goes across to the saloon to take back ...
2 de ene. de 2018 · One railroad owner said, "The Harvey House was not only a good place to eat; it was the Cupid of the Rails." American Humorist Will Rogers said of the Harvey Girls that they "kept the West in food ...
23 de oct. de 2014 · Duration: 57 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound is a new documentary film that tells the story of how over 100,000 railroad station waitresses opened up the doors of the American West and the workplace to women and changed history. It was a finalist for a James Beard Award, has been broadcast on over a dozen ...
The Harvey Girls was conceived by MGM as a dramatic vehicle for Lana Turner, but Roger Edens, of the Arthur Freed unit, decided after seeing the musical Oklahoma! that the story should be reworked as MGM's western musical with Judy Garland as its star.Unfortunately, Garland wanted to work with Fred Astaire on Yolanda and the Thief, which was directed by fiancé Vincente Minnelli.
4 de jul. de 1994 · The award-winning history of the women who went West to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway--and went on to shape the American SouthwestFrom the 1880s to the 1950s, the Harvey Girls went west to work in Fred Harvey's restaurants along the Santa Fe railway. At a time when there were "no ladies west of Dodge City and no women west of Albuquerque," they came as waitresses ...
The Harvey Girls were a signature component of Harvey’s success and one of his most enduring legacies. Placing ads in Midwestern and Eastern publications, he solicited women between the ages of 18 and 30 to travel west and work as waitresses in his restaurants. Other qualifications included being unmarried and “of good character.”.
16 de mar. de 2018 · The Harey Girls carried out the "Harvey Way" serving complete meals in the dining room on spotless china, with a heavy concentration on customer service. They were a sight for sore eyes at the lunch counter, where a hot and tired traveler could order cool drinks, shakes, or even a banana split for a hefty 30 cents.
