Lose That Long Face - Judy Garland - Previously Unreleased Complete Version

Here is “Lose That Long Face” as performed by Judy Garland and Monette Moore in "A Star Is Born” - finally in its complete, unedited version - thanks to the release of previously unreleased raw footage.
Note: The film footage is married to clips of that raw footage, which is why there is a difference in film quality.
In 2016, a partially complete version premiered here at The Judy Room, with the newly found audio of the middle section of the song, featuring jazz singer Monette Moore singing with alternate lyrics with Judy Garland. Garland collector Rick Smith had discovered the playback disc that included the previously thought lost 28-second midsection of the number. That section was cut prior to the film’s initial release (before the later infamous cuts). John H. Haley of Harmony Restorations remastered the playback disc. For that video, we had to “cheat” a couple of shots to cover the audio that was still missing footage. Not anymore!
In 2016, without all of the footage for this lost vocal, we had to cheat a bit of the number just as the film’s director, George Cukor, did when he trimmed it. Now, we get to see exactly how the extended version of the number played out, without the “cheat” shot (the two men on the camera boom).
You’ll notice a drop in audio quality from the stereo film soundtrack to the playback disc, which is the only source (in mono) of this previously missing section.
Originally, Vicki (Judy) sang with Moore and kept going, into the pottery studio and back out, then around and into the dance break we see in the final film version. When this section was cut, there was no clear edit for the dance break and it was too late to call everyone back for just one shot. So, Cukor used the shot of the two men on the camera boom. No one had any idea that it was a “cheat shot.” Now we can see that the number originally did not have any cutaway shots from the performance.
Enjoy!
A huge thanks to Histato M for obtaining and sharing this extra footage with us, to Rick Smith for sharing his rare playback disc, and to John H. Haley for his great restoration of the playback disc.
Check out The Judy Room’s Filmography Page on “A Star Is Born” at www.thejudyroo...

[@jeffbassin630]

The fact that Judy didn't win an Oscar for "A Star is Born" is beyond belief!

[@Scorchy666]

How in the world is random footage still being discovered almost 70 years later? Incredible.

[@SaxonC]

You cannot take your eyes off this powerhouse! The greatest ever! ❤

[@martinkronert6224]

Hell yeah!!! You bet!!! Judy was, is and keep ever the best of this world!!!!

[@CharlieChilders-wm9gb]

Wow! The other version didn't have have all of the many dancers included .(dancing around and with Judy) This is even more spectacular and truly showcases Judy's talents! 😱 😍 🤗Why were all of the dancers deleted from the first version? 🙄🤔

[@SillertonJackson]

For over 30 years I never knew anything about an unreleased version of this song. Maybe a day or two ago I searched for Judy Garland Lose That Long Face. I clicked this (simply looking at the thumbnail). And I was shocked! "Someone is screwing around with Ira Gershwin's lyrics", I thought. But it's for real! I think releasing this Complete Version is wonderful. Thank you.

[@chuckbracken]

How cool

[@martinkronert6224]

It´s incomprehensible, why get cut out ever the best sequences!

[@ralphewell8398]

That was pretty amazing. I can't believe this was cut. It's one of the best parts of the movie.

[@Aiwkid]

This is incredible! Thank you for sharing this!

[@karencarpenterarchiveplayl7267]

Such a remarkable talent. And thanks for the latest Oz section on the site, Scott. You never cease to amaze!

[@TheJudyRoomVideos]

Thank you. I'm glad you like the new section. I had fun putting it together. More in that section is coming... :)

[@wernerdinslage8968]

Sorry to all singers but she was simply the best of the best

[@aleolidemu6169]

Wonderful video. How I love watching Judy dancing, she was so graceful. Fabulous Judy ❤.. Thank you .. 💜🌿

[@robertgalbreath6239]

Thank you for providing the uncut, restored version of this amazing number.

[@j.c.b6473]

Wow!

[@Tomy-9878]

This is amazing! Thank you for all your hard work!!!

[@lc6067]

This is just amazing. THANK YOU so much for sharing! ❤❤

[@maxlinder5262]

DON'T .. know where or how you find these things ... Amazing....it's Not on the DVD .that I have ....😮..😊

[@hebneh]

Being history-minded, I think one of the most fascinating parts of watching reconstructed "lost" films, or sequences, is that the various random pieces of film are of different quality and clearly show what got cut.

[@LisaNicholeLopes]

❤💗💙

[@2Hearts3]

"She came in late." Uh, look what she did then! Whiners! Probably jealous. She was wonderful 🏆👏

[@luckystarship2275]

Wonderful! Does anyone know what happened to the children who were dancing with her?

[@TheJudyRoomVideos]

One of them, I think the boy, was at the premiere of the restored film in 1983, as an adult, of course. I might be mistaken. I remember reading about it. I think he was happy that after all those years, what they did was finally being seen.

[@TheCanalBridge]

@@TheJudyRoomVideos He was indeed there in person.....we met among others at the party after the TCM premiere....and he was very charming and said very nice things about Judy and the film in general

[@hebneh]

I read an interview with the girl; she said Judy was very "sweet" and after this role, the girl decided not to stay in show business.