Product Details

• Format: Black & White, EP, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Delta
• VHS Release Date: March 26, 1996
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304749082
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,850 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Toward the end of her short-lived weekly series that ran from 1963-64, Judy Garland was feeling the strain of rehearsing skits and working with guest stars. And her show was dying in the ratings, a victim of the popularity of the competing Bonanza. So she finally decided to do what she does best: just stand there and sing. This tape captures one of those shows, with Garland belting everything from "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" to "That's Entertainment." She also sings a trio of songs named after her three children, then dons tramp makeup to reprise "A Couple of Swells," which she sang in Easter Parade with Fred Astaire. (She even jokes that Astaire is absent because he's choreographing Bonanza.) Garland, 42 at the time of the taping, looks thin and worn but digs down to come up with fierce, gutsy performances in a show-biz style that has all but disappeared. --Marshall Fine

From the Back Cover

That's Entertainment: Judy Garland in Concert features Judy on her unforgettable 1964 television special, singing some of the greatest hits of her career. This exciting CBS program was taped on 1/24/64 and aired on 2/9/64. 51 minutes.

Songs: Overture, Spiritual Medley (Swing Low Sweet Chariot, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands), War Medley (When Johnny Comes Marching Home, There's a Long Long Trail A-Winding, Keep the Home Fires Burning, Give My Regards to Broadway), Dear Little Boy of Mine / Every Evening / My Buddy, Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning / Over There, That's Entertainment, Make Someone Happy, Liza, Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe, Lorna, Rock-a-Bye Your Baby, Couple of Swells, America the Beautiful.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgic, Garland at her singing best!, April 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: That's Entertainment - Judy Garland in Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Garland gives probably her best TV concert appearance ever. She is in great voice and showmanship. Her magnetic stage personality is a wonder to behold. This patriotic revue of songs is evocative of the early 1960s and was taped as a tribute to the slain JFK. One of TV's finest musical moments, happily captured for all-time.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Judy Garland's Television Masterpiece, July 23, 2001

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Rochelle Marie Ramirez (Ontario, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That's Entertainment - Judy Garland in Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

That's Entertainment reveals a glimpse of The Judy Garland Show of the 1963-64 television season, and is absolutely the finest of any Garland TV episode or special ever taped. Judy belts out melodies, sweetly croons, and even growls with vocal perfection and high energy. She performs an array of songs with her emotional interpretations - everything from Swing Low Sweet Chariot/He's got the Whole World in His Hands, to a patriotic medley, to That's Entertainment! Judy's pure passion and ease of expressing herself through singing shines through in this concert. My personal favorites are A Couple of Swells, which lacks next to nothing considering she performs it alone, lovingly singing Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe, and Lorna, to her two youngest children, and a wonderful interpretation of America the Beautiful with Judy still looking scruffy as a swell. Hard to believe Judy's flawless performance was taped only days after her shows cancellation; not hard to believe the television audience gave her a standing ovation for this concert.

5.0 out of 5 stars Judy in concert from her CBS television series, November 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: That's Entertainment - Judy Garland in Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

An absolute must for all Judy Garland fans. This video is one of the later episodes from her 1963-64 TV series. Its Judy in concert and at her best. Some very wonderful moments including Thats Entertainment, Give my Regards to Broadway, Swing low Sweet Chariot, and America the Beautiful. Judy also sings to her younger two children after she brings them on stage with her. Wonderful video.