27 Aug MGM raised the ante by the announcing the latest casting off Sharon McManus from inside the O’Brien’s place
This flick try a package-office crush, grossing more funds than any past MGM discharge within the 2 decades with the exception of David O. Selznick's Went into the Piece of cake (1939).
Vincente Minnelli and you may Judy Garland came across on this movie, and you may hitched soon later
Following the Margaret O'Brien's quick ascent to help you stardom, the girl mother felt these people were eligible to a serious increase, and you will she put which film as the leverage, realizing how integrated the newest character away from Tootie would be to the storyline. McManus is actually the newest child off a facility electrician together with metal ran so far as to fit her that have apparel, of course this should stress O'Brien's mother into accepting the terms and conditions. But she held prompt, and you can MGM is at some point forced to concede so you're able to the lady means having the latest salary raise. After creation was underway, O'Brien is shooting a scene whenever McManus' father, who was functioning with the film, purposefully fell huge lighting instrument on the catwalk to the voice phase floors, narrowly destroyed this new pint-sized star. He was removed and you can temporarily acknowledge so you can an emotional institution to possess their deed.