The Harvey Girls a 1946 MGM musical film based on the 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred’s Harvey’s House Waitresses.
The film was directed by George Sidney, produced by Arthur Freed and starred Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, John Hodiak and Angela Lansbury among others, and Cyd Charisse appeared in her first speaking role on film.
The Harvey Girls won an Academy Award for Best Song for On The Atchison, Topeka and the Sabta Fe, written by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer.
Enjoy the clip with Bolger’s unique Rhythmic Style, Light Hearted and Musicality at its best.