Listen, Darling

Early exposition and strong feelings, as Pinkie (Judy Garland), beginning the summer holiday, all-but tells her widowed mother "Dotty" (Mary Astor) she should not marry an eligible local banker, in </B>Listen, Darling</B>, 1938, from producer Jack Cummings at MGM.

"Buzz" (Freddie Bartholomew), barely boyfriend to Judy Garland (not seen here), daughter of widow Dotty (Mary Astor), on a camping trip discovers Thurlow (Walter Pidgeon), who seems just the guy to prevent a potential marriage the kids don't want, in MGM's Listen, Darling, 1938.

Assembly ending the school year, "Pinkie" (Judy Garland, with a James Hanley song that became a standard for her), honors her widowed mom (Mary Astor), and schemes with pal "Buzz" (Freddie Bartholomew) to keep banker Drubbs (Gene Lockhart) at a distance, opening MGM's Listen, Darling, 1938.

Two children try to find a new husband for their widowed mother in Listen, Darling (1938) starring Judy Garland.