For all its sweetness, “Presenting Lily Mars” is uninviting fare; it is glorified monotony. Perhaps M-G-M should let Miss Garland grow up and stay that way.
That is putting it kindly. Homer and Mrs. Homer would go farther and say that if it wasn’t for Miss Garland’s contribution the movie would be unwatchable. Mrs. Homer correctly observed that the basic story is the same one that will be used in “Easter Parade” some years in the future. So it is not the story but how it is told that determines the quality of the production. Judy does grow up for a moment at the end of “Lily Mars.” In the final musical number they have her dressed and coifed so that she looks just like a very youthful version of the star as she appeared much later in her career.