Easter Parade (1948) paired Judy Garland with Fred Astaire, as Hannah Brown, a chorus girl who becomes a star in a New York musical.
The film, with songs by Irving Berlin, follows Hannah as she is discovered by a famous performer, played by Astaire, and rises from obscurity to the Easter Parade itself. Garland sang and danced with a joy that made the film a major hit.
Easter Parade remains one of Garland’s most popular musicals, a celebration of song, dance and the magic of Broadway. Hannah Brown’s journey from chorus line to stardom mirrored Garland’s own appeal.
Image: Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow, Wikimedia Commons, CC0 / public domain. Credit: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judy_Garland_Over_the_Rainbow_2.jpg