Judy Garland's final film.
Costume designer Edith Head was much criticized for the dreadful red dress Judy wears to sing "By Myself," but she insisted that she had not designed it or been asked to approve it.
Originally, Judy Garland had prerecorded the tender ballad "It Never Was You" (music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Maxwell Anderson) with full orchestral backing arranged and conducted by Mort Lindsey. When filming on a mock-up of the London Palladium stage, Miss Garland chose to sing live on the set, accompanied by just pianist Dave Lee (IV)'. Capitol Records, in 2006, released the star's initial version on a CD collection called "The Essential Judy Garland." Her rendition used in the movie has been brought back on the CD soundtrack from the Collectables label.
The original title for the movie was "The Lonely Stage".