That's Entertainment! III (1994) Poster

Lena Horne: Self - Co-Host, Narrator

Quotes 

  • Lena Horne : I have many memories - here - good and - and bad. I never felt like I really belonged in Hollywood. At that time, they didn't quite know what to do with me - a black performer. So, I usually just came on, sang a song, and made a quick exit.

  • Lena Horne : In 1943, I got to play a part, Georgia Brown, in "Cabin in the Sky" and this good song "Ain't it the Truth", was cut from the movie. Because, studio bosses thought it was too risque to show a black girl in a bubble bath.

  • Lena Horne : In 1946, I played the role of Julie in an excerpt from "Show Boat" in "Till the Clouds Roll By". I was being considered for the part for the 1951 version of "Show Boat". But, the production code office had banned interracial romance on the screen. So, the studio gave the part to my good friend Ava Gardner and she was wonderful in it. The studio had Ava rehearse singing the role to recordings I had made, hoping to get the part - which annoyed us both. Anyway, she did a great job on her own; but, just before releasing the film, the studio dubbed her with Annette Warren's voice.

  • Lena Horne : I was not the only one to lose a role here. In "Annie Get Your Gun", Betty Hutton was a big hit as Annie Oakley. But, Betty wasn't the studio's first choice. Judy Garland had begun filming the role and completed two numbers, when she suffered a breakdown and had to be replaced.

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