I Could Go on Singing (1963)

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1h 40min
Drama, Music
14 Aug 1963 (France)
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Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had.

Director:

Ronald Neame

Writers:

Robert Dozier, Mayo Simon, Dirk Bogarde

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Jenny Bowman is a successful singer who visits David Donne to see her son Matt again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had.

Still of Judy Garland, Lorna Luft, Joey Luft and Liza Minnelli in I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Still of Judy Garland, Saul Chaplin and Lawrence Turman in I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Still of Judy Garland in I Could Go on Singing (1963)

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	Judy Garland	...	Jenny Bowman
	Dirk Bogarde	...	David Donne
	Jack Klugman	...	George
	Aline MacMahon	...	Ida
	Gregory Phillips	...	Matt
	Russell Waters	...	Reynolds
	Pauline Jameson	...	Miss Plimpton
	Jeremy Burnham	...	Young Hospital Doctor
	Eric Woodburn	...	Verger
	Robert Rietty	...	Palladium Stage Manager
	Gerald Sim	...	Joe - Assistant Mgr. at the Palladium
	David Lee	...	Pianist
	Leon Cortez	...	The Busker
	Al Paul	...	Al Paul - Jenny's Makeup Artist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Frazer Hines	...	Schoolboy
	Jack Arrow	...	Backstage Parent / Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Sheila Aza	...	HMS Pinafore Audience / Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	Hyma Beckley	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Jack 'Kid' Berg	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Ernest Blyth	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Daniel Brown	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Ted Carroll	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	George Lane Cooper	...	Man In Theatre Queue (uncredited)
	Victor Croxford	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Mabel Etherington	...	Final Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Joyce Everson	...	Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	Chick Fowles	...	HMS Pinafore Audience (uncredited)
	Otto Friese	...	Terminal Passerby (uncredited)
	Brian Godfrey	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Muriel Greenslade	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Patrick Halpin	...	Theatre Audience / Terminal Passerby (uncredited)
	Aidan Harrington	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Victor Harrington	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Kathleen Heath	...	Final Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Laurie Heath	...	Bobby Evans (uncredited)
	George Holdcroft	...	Backstage Parent (uncredited)
	Vanessa Howard	...	Girl Guide (uncredited)
	Billy John	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Juba Kennerley	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Paul Layton	...	Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
	Dan Lester	...	Audience member (uncredited)
	Aileen Lewis	...	Backstage Parent (uncredited)
	Pat Lewis	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
	Joey Luft	...	Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	Lorna Luft	...	Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	Fred Machon	...	Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	Jack Mandeville	...	Terminal Passerby (uncredited)
	Louis Matto	...	Press Luncheon Waiter (uncredited)
	Jay McGrath	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Colin McKenzie	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Jonathan Morris	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Norman Morris	...	HMS Pinafore Audience (uncredited)
	Richard Neller	...	Boat Passenger (uncredited)
	James Payne	...	Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Paul Phillips	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	John Preston	...	HMS Pinafore Audience (uncredited)
	Bill Rayment	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	Tony Robinson	...	Schoolboy (uncredited)
	Pat Ryan	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Terry Sartain	...	Terminal Passerby (uncredited)
	Miles Silverton	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	John Smart	...	HMS Pinafore Audience (uncredited)
	Paddy Smith	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
	George Spence	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Emile Stemmler	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Philip Stewart	...	Theatre Audience (uncredited)
	Pearl Walters	...	Theater Audience (uncredited)
	Fred Wood	...	Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ronald Neame

Written by

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Robert Dozier	...	(story by)

Mayo Simon	...	(screenplay by)

Dirk Bogarde	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Saul Chaplin	...	producer (uncredited)
Denis Holt	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Stuart Millar	...	producer (produced by)
Lawrence Turman	...	producer (produced by)

Music by

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Mort Lindsey

Cinematography by

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Arthur Ibbetson

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director of photography

Editing by

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John Shirley

Production Design by

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Wilfred Shingleton

Set Decoration by

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John Hoesli

Costume Design by

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Beatrice Dawson	...	(additional costumes)
Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Harold Fletcher	...	makeup artist
Pearl Tipaldi	...	hair stylist
Wally Schneiderman	...	make-up (uncredited)

Production Management

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Denis Holt	...	production supervisor
John Peverall	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Colin M. Brewer

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assistant director (as Colin Brewer)

Art Department

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Maurice Binder	...	graphic designer
John Graysmark	...	assistant art director
Tony Woollard	...	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Buster Ambler	...	sound
Christopher Lancaster	...	dubbing editor
Red Law	...	sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Willoughby	...	special still photographer
Paul Wilson	...	camera operator
Maurice Gillett	...	supervising electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Evelyn Gibbs	...	wardrober
Edith Head	...	costumer: Judy Garland

Music Department

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Saul Chaplin	...	music supervisor
Mort Lindsey	...	conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Pamela Davies

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continuity

Additional Crew

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Maurice Binder	...	title designer: main titles
Stuart Millar	...	presenter
Marion Rosenberg	...	production assistant
Rose Tobias Shaw	...	assistant to producers
Lawrence Turman	...	presenter
Diana Hawkins	...	publicist (uncredited)
Charles Wilder	...	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Barbican Films

Distributors

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United Artists (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
United Artists (1963) (United States) (theatrical)
United Artists (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
Rank Filmes de Portugal (1964) (Portugal) (theatrical)
CBS (1967) (United States) (tv)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS) (letterbox)
Warner Home Video (1994) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
Twilight Time (2016) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
MGM Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)

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Plot Summary	Jenny Bowman (Judy Garland) is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne (Sir Dirk Bogarde) to see her son Matt (Gregory Phillips) again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny. Written by John Teo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	london-england teenage-boy-in-drag family-relationships based-on-a-television-play man-wears-eyeglasses See All (115) »
Taglines	...THAT CERTAIN SOMETHING. The great ones - they have that electrifying quality, that certain something, that makes the world applaud them - and give them their heart. Judy Garland is one of that breed. She has that special something that goes beyond singing - a dynamic, dramatic dimension that is her gift...and her greatness. Now - in "I COULD GO ON SINGING" - you see Judy as Jenny Bowman, a star on top of the world. But why is it - the greater the star, the deeper the hurt? Jenny found that all the spotlights in the world couldn't give her the warmth she needed - or the love she threw away too many years ago. And Judy Garland as Jenny Bowman is sheer magnificence...singing, acting, capturing your every emotion. See more »
Genres	Drama Music
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:PG Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:16 Portugal:12AP Sweden:11 United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (video) United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review) West Germany:12

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Also Known As	The Lonely Stage (United States) L'ombre du passé (France) Podría seguir cantando (Spain) 我仍能唱歌 (China, Mandarin title) Na Glória, a Amargura (Brazil) See more »
Runtime	100 min
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Canterbury Cathedral, Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Officially regarded as her final film before her death in 1969, Judy Garland filmed it immediately after making A Child Is Waiting (1963) though I Could Go on Singing (1963) was released first. At the time of filming, Garland was going through an ugly child custody battle of her own with her soon-to-be-divorced husband, Sidney Luft. The opportunity to make a film in England with Sir Dirk Bogarde, an actor and friend she had long admired, provided the perfect escape from her problems at home but unfortunately Garland carried her troubles with her across the Atlantic. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Chop Suey (2001). See more »
Soundtracks	I COULD GO ON SINGING See more »
Quotes	Jenny Bowman: You think you can make me sing? Do you think you can - do you think George can make me sing? or Ida? You can get me there, sure, but can you make me sing? I sing for myself. I sing when I want to, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Whenever I want - do you under stand that? See more »

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