The Harvey Girls is a novel published in 1942 by Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 - November 15, 1958). In 1946 it was adapted for an MGM musical film directed by George Sidney and starring Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Angela Lansbury, Virginia O'Brien, Ray Bolger, and Marjorie Main. It won an Academy Award for Best Song for "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe", written by Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren.