"A Lady Loves" Outtake from I Love Melvin

Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor.

[@shelleywantiez7964]

Agreed, this should have been the closing scene, with the kiss as it was in the trailer. Definitely a winning pair. You could see a twinkle in their eyes 😍

[@AiyanaWolfe]

This would have been so great as the ending scene.

[@FanFan-ib8lu]

You are so right ! I dont like the actual ending so much

[@ashleymorton3681]

@@FanFan-ib8lu Yeah, the way it ended was too sudden. It felt like there should have been more to it than what we actually got

[@trinityj1]

There's also a clip of this scene in the trailer where they kiss on the crane, that would have been perfect as the last shot, instead of the fade out of them just looking at each other. As is, they don't show a proper kiss in the whole film.

[@GREGAUSTI]

She was fabulous will always remember her this way

[@johnopone]

My grandmother told me about this particular film. She adored the whole thing and would love to have appeared in it.The films version ( Men in top hats etc) WAS more dreamlike, which I think was the Director's intention. The Cowboy versionwas more 'Little Gal in calico' and more immediate. I am at the moment studying Film Direction and Writing at college.SO THERE !!

[@bcbock]

I don't think this version was replaced with the top hat and tails version. That version is in the beginning of the movie before she meets Melvin. But Donald O'Connor is in the tail end farm version, so, I'm assuming that version was intended to go at the end of the movie to cap it off. I wonder why they cut it. They probably just decided to book end it with him accidentally bumping her again.

[@richardhindley3196]

Metro had a habit of cutting numbers from their musicals, because the movies could then fit more easily into a double bill. Remember double bills?!

[@123boink]

The film was originally meant to include both versions.

[@EmmP3]

Couldn’t find the lyrics anywhere, so here it is if you need it (do let me know if I got anything wrong) ☺️ A lady loves the simple things She loves her dreams tied up with apron strings There are no yachts in all her plans Just little pots and pans! In the doorway she’ll wait for his warm caress And he’ll be handsome, well more or less But he will notice that brand new dress Saying you look nice, oh never mind the price A lady loves that average guy Who just adores her homemade apple pie The apple pie he knows that she bought in a bakery When with her goodnight kiss he will be endowed She’ll have him high on a cloud above But most of all a lady loves to love And what is more a lady loves to live And what is more a lady loves to love

[@benbouchard4487]

Not to sound a bitch but in the third like it's in on and

[@acreativehandle9753]

And after'A lady loves that average guy' it should be apple pie not apply pie.But anyway, thanks for taking the time to write down the lyrics. : )

[@jamien.5528]

Thank you so much!

[@marinazuniga2418]

THANK YOU SO MUCH~❤

[@littlelilyharvester2276]

Thanks!

[@janedoe5229]

That was the cutest dress EVER! I wish I had one just like it, even though I have no idea where I would wear it. :)

[@lonisan6632]

que guapa era esta chica muy bonita sonrisa y una preciosa voz

[@l0r3st0]

This was a better ending for the movie. It is a contrast to the first song. That was a dream, this is reality. That was her before Melvin, and this is what she truly is or has become. They kissed here at the end as shown in the trailer. Sad they ditched this. This music was the main theme. They could've just added it to the chosen ending and include the kiss in the trailer. Give me the tape!

[@sisterluke]

I agree, it reminds me of how in Singin' in the Rain, they ditched her solo song "Lucky Star" towards the beginning of the film and I'm not really sure, but maybe they needed to shorten the movie but the ending had "I'm You're Lucky Star" in refrain at the very end, and when I see the deleted scene, I'm thinking, wow that made sense because the two songs form a theme or connection.

[@user-sm5qh9ec6k]

Да, вы правы!❤

[@stephenindc9102]

Other studios would've killed for MGM's outtakes that were just tossed away.

[@hillshepherd9444]

This woman is extremely talented !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bexbeckyxx]

I just now realized how great Don looks in this clip, that suit looks great on him, just great :D

[@alexkotsifas3467]

I like this a lot, but I think that it would have been better not as a replacement for the opening song, but the end. It's what it looks like it was intended for, based on the interactions of the characters. It would have been nice to have something this at the end of the movie, as I thought it ended sorta abruptly, right after the climax. Great movie!

[@bcbock]

Yes. She didn’t know Melvin at the start of the movie.

[@oldpcgamemusic]

One of my favorite songs she recorded for a movie. Rest in peace

[@SoumiDutta]

And what is more Donald is there!!!!

[@KatieCatWalker]

Because a lady loves to love him

[@wjslorimer]

Great to discover this fondly-remembered -and underrated movie at last on you-tube. Thanks.

[@xxaliciajeanxx]

RIP to this beautiful soul

[@doggyman1202]

The most memorable number in a ho-hum musical, and the genius's at MGM leave it on the floor...Doh!!

[@stephenindc9102]

This is a great number ... but this movie is full of great numbers!

[@sophiamcl]

I like how Debbie and Donald wave goodbye as the crane raises them up into the air. Where are they going? :D

[@sayjoy5306]

😂😂😂good point

[@janedoe5229]

They are probably going to Cloud 9. :)

[@hannahbobanna9650]

I like this version better, it's more real

[@debbiefay8672]

I always have loved Debbie Reynolds. 🥰. I remember that I wished she was my Mother.

[@SoumiDutta]

Yes I love this version way more. The dancing is better, the lyrics are better, the costume is better, she looks way way prettier and the vocals are superior too! The tune wins hands down! And I love the setting. They should have kept this for the ending, as a reprise maybe? Oh Debbie! Can someone send the lyrics? I don't understand the third line.

[@bunny_smith]

There are no yachts in all her plans, just little pots and pans.

[@mdavenport5957]

love too debblie ryenods

[@johnentom]

That smile of donald at 1:03 So Cute!

[@shelleywantiez7964]

Yes, it's absolutely adorable.

[@GREGAUSTI]

Fabulous

[@r.r.r9746]

Lovely voice, perfect for the song

[@dannybex]

Interesting that they never got around to dubbing in the taps...

[@chrisspalding2584]

Ohhhhhhh, God the incomparable Debbie Renalds. The heart breaker from Texas!

[@mialevi1341]

Chris Spalding Reynolds*

[@disconnected22]

THAT is a sexy dress!

[@charlesrussell5458]

God Bless the contract dancers!!!!!!

[@user-sm5qh9ec6k]

Вау!! Это прекрасно!!! Люблю, люблю!!!!)

[@mariochavez1253]

The socialist version of a lady loves. 😂😂 In this version She wants an apple pie. And on the other version expensive gift and luxury.

[@200gb3]

Bernie Sandars🤗

[@bunny_smith]

How is family farming socialist?

[@Larissa-qf2it]

@@bunny_smith There's another version where she is a socialite

[@WinstonBribach]

More like the traditional homemaker version. It's all about a woman's place being in the home and serving her husband.

[@zoerose4110]

@@Larissa-qf2it the opposite of socialite is not a socialist. This is just the country version, very little use of most of the expensive diamonds etc in the country there are no fancy places to wear them.

[@jeffyjeffify]

You could tell in "That's Entertainment 3" that Debbie did not like this version but honestly I like it a lot better than the more formal scene. Even the vocals sound better!

[@user-eo9ie7zn9p]

Daddy is with Bobby Van, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds...Warren Noeldechen. ❤❤❤❤ WGNJMNFAS Bobby Van played in the Catskills.

[@Jbellaire]

@bexbeckyxx this is the only clip that I have from the movie because it was an outtake on the "That's Entertainment" boxset.

[@holysheem863]

Thanks ples dont delete i love it so much appreciate it

[@RandBForThee]

Amazing..the high point in a lower shelf MGM musical and it winds up on the cutting room floor. Were studio suits ever stupider? Thanks for posting the best musical outtake of all time!

[@bcbock]

Well, casting Lucille Ball instead of Angela Lansbury in Mame was stupid. It could be argued casting the lovely, but tone deaf and dubbed Audrey Hepburn instead of Julie Andrews in My Fair Lady was kinda stupid. There were a lot of movie musicals that were a bit goofed.

[@mrhyde5280]

The suits almost dropped Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz. Genius!

[@stephenindc9102]

This outtake is really great. But don't forget the outtake from The Harvey Girls.... the one named "The March of the Doagies" !

[@bcbock]

@@stephenindc9102 I can’t believe that one was cut too. They spent a fortune shooting that and then killed it.

[@bunny_smith]

She was a darling. And a ham.

[@uavida]

They should have kept it! That dress!!

[@ewawarchol5247]

I now when i saw thé movie she is death but she is forever thé movie star ✨🌟

[@DimaRakesah]

Cute dress!

[@joannoeldechen3795]

My dad is the 1st dancer...look for Bobby Van...

[@FC-hj9ub]

I want to marry this dress

[@clementinepeaches]

I wonder what exercises she did besides dancing. Her body (especially legs) are marvelous!

[@2degucitas]

She has always had a lovely figure, head to toe.

[@clementinepeaches]

2degucitas I agree. May she rest in peace. ❤

[@sisterluke]

She was a gymnast before she was discovered by Warner Bros.

[@2degucitas]

I didn't know that

[@cocomz7521]

pretty great

[@Roberto-dd1te]

I've uploaded a higher quality version, enjoy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3mmkmVnnseIb6c

[@johnmeyer2781]

Richard, just fabulous! Except the tempo is a bit fast, a bit runaway horse -which is why a few lyrics are undistinguishable. But the choreogarphy is terriff, and Skip Martin's orchestration is so tantalizing, so right: just the beat under the vocals and the stings to accent the rests. Wow. An amazing find. Where did you get this? Have you access to more?

[@seanogrady5037]

As Alice Faye (20th C. Fox) once said....Metro was the master at musicals.....esp. the incredible arrangements !! Unmatched !! 🎵

[@seanogrady5037]

As Alice Faye (20th C. Fox) once said....Metro was the master at musicals.....esp. the incredible arrangements !! Unmatched !! 🎵

[@seanogrady5037]

As Alice Faye (20th C. Fox) once said....Metro was the master at musicals.....esp. the incredible arrangements !! Unmatched !! 🎵

[@sjcohen4444]

This version is superior to the one used in the film. Debbie looks much prettier, the song is better with the faster tempo.

[@disconnected22]

Forgive me, but I've got a total chub for Debbie Reynolds back then....

[@KeatShadows]

I can see why they took it out.

[@hayleyzefox610]

TREIZE CORBEAUX NOIR why

[@bensadream]

Musical theater is the pinnacle of performance art (before the human mind ran amuk, and decided to tear down society, instead of representing it in a fun, artistic, and playful way, like this piece does)

[@bexbeckyxx]

do you have the rest of this movie to put up i cant find it anywhere?

[@kurtisbrade579]

[@edioli3001]

Does anyone have lyrics?

[@CharlesWesleyCanal]

Bacanal

[@jaybonn5973]

Question what is this story about lol

[@halfdeadminah5857]

The girl (Judy) is a struggling actress.

[@SaxonC]

Metro Goldwyn Mayer did it best!

[@clevercat4969]

Everything is great and amazing but, the dress is looking like a curtain so,It’s a little weird.but still it’s great 👍

[@danehart2783]

this is called a racist film today . world a sadder place . what a great scene . the human sunrise in flower call Debbie .ty for post

[@jarredsmith7375]

How is this racist?

[@halfdeadminah5857]

According to who ?.....

[@sararuby6615]

[@annaree3681]

기분 나쁜 여자 야.