Whoever made this video should do a bit of research! If you knew what you were on about, you'd discover they deleted this secene because sophisticated 'black' actress, Lena Horne was naked in a bathtub and the studio thought that was too riske for the 40's. Even though there had be stacks of other 'white' female actresses depicted in a bubble bath. Like Lucille Bremer in "Yolanda and the Thief". Please do more reading before you make these kinds of videos, or you'll end up with egg on your face.
Part 3 @ San Anton: It's likely that race played a part in the scene deletion though I don't understand exactly why. There are examples of white actresses in bubble baths in the 1940s (Deanna Durbin, for example).
Also, San Anton, I think you are correct that the scene was deleted from CABIN IN THE SKY because of the visual image of Lena Horne taking a bubble bath, not the irreverence of the song lyrics, which I love even though I am a "believer."
You have to remember Lena is in character singing it as the classic Temptress; the song is not presented as "gospel truth."
Yes, San Anton: this recording is from the Broadway musical of the 1950s called JAMAICA, in which the song was recycled in a slightly different form. In the CABIN IN THE SKY out-take. which you can still see in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART 3, Lena is shown singing the latter half of the song only. That is because Louis Armstrong was filmed as a cherub singing the first half and playing a horn solo. However, the part of the out-take with Satchmo has been lost, unfortunately.
I don't get the "too irreverent" criticism. This isn't the cut that appeared in the film either. MGM didn't want the scene because Hollywood and the American public weren't ready for a black woman taking a bath and singing. If it wasn't mentioned in the introduction, this sounds like it was recorded in the fifties instead of the forties when the movie was released. The movie version used to be available on Rhino records.
People are saying that Horne's song was cut because of the religious jokes, or because of her skin. But I've always read that there was conflict with Ethel Waters, who was the film's star. Waters felt that the director Minnelli was letting Horne steal the movie, so her role and this song were cut.
@originalfunkyfry This scene was cut out of the movie because the Hayes office felt that it was unproper to show a black girl with implied nudity in a film.;
Thank you for that video link! I love that video and the French subtitles. I think it was more racist than risque about cutting the scene of Lena Horn singing in the bubble bath in a 1953 movie. In 1950, in the movie "Summer Stock" Judy Garland takes a shower, and we see more of her body than we do of Lena's in that bathroom scene!
i do like lena horne butshe is my research project and i cant enough research on her.im going 2 failthis project :(
entertainmetlover1 1 week ago
Clever lyrics and Lena belts it out like the trouper she was...
neilmak 3 months ago
Whoever made this video should do a bit of research! If you knew what you were on about, you'd discover they deleted this secene because sophisticated 'black' actress, Lena Horne was naked in a bathtub and the studio thought that was too riske for the 40's. Even though there had be stacks of other 'white' female actresses depicted in a bubble bath. Like Lucille Bremer in "Yolanda and the Thief". Please do more reading before you make these kinds of videos, or you'll end up with egg on your face.
Ianey11 6 months ago
Part 3 @ San Anton: It's likely that race played a part in the scene deletion though I don't understand exactly why. There are examples of white actresses in bubble baths in the 1940s (Deanna Durbin, for example).
Bklyn4ever 1 year ago
@Bklyn4ever Also Joan Crawford in the "The Women" in 1939.
malletgirl02 1 year ago
LOVE IT 5*****
J77147 1 year ago
@Bklyn4ever I think the movie was "Cant' Help Singing"
Ianey11 6 months ago
Also, San Anton, I think you are correct that the scene was deleted from CABIN IN THE SKY because of the visual image of Lena Horne taking a bubble bath, not the irreverence of the song lyrics, which I love even though I am a "believer."
You have to remember Lena is in character singing it as the classic Temptress; the song is not presented as "gospel truth."
Bklyn4ever 1 year ago
Yes, San Anton: this recording is from the Broadway musical of the 1950s called JAMAICA, in which the song was recycled in a slightly different form. In the CABIN IN THE SKY out-take. which you can still see in THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT, PART 3, Lena is shown singing the latter half of the song only. That is because Louis Armstrong was filmed as a cherub singing the first half and playing a horn solo. However, the part of the out-take with Satchmo has been lost, unfortunately.
Bklyn4ever 1 year ago
I don't get the "too irreverent" criticism. This isn't the cut that appeared in the film either. MGM didn't want the scene because Hollywood and the American public weren't ready for a black woman taking a bath and singing. If it wasn't mentioned in the introduction, this sounds like it was recorded in the fifties instead of the forties when the movie was released. The movie version used to be available on Rhino records.
sanantoniosquare 1 year ago
Ain't it the truth!!! R.I. P. Miss Lena
dadonofdachi74 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS!!!!
777Thinking 1 year ago
what a beautiful one we lost who did not get the respect and the recognition she truly deserved. !! 1917-2010
New2010Me 1 year ago
It's "by" E.Y.Harburg (words) and Harold Arlen (music).
hechtNmacarthur 1 year ago
This is just great. thanks.
298625 1 year ago
THANKS SO MUCH, I've been looking all over for this =)
miladynana 2 years ago
Did I miss the reference to the fact that she did this for "Jamaica" on Broadway and this cut is from the cast album?
csamrock 2 years ago
People are saying that Horne's song was cut because of the religious jokes, or because of her skin. But I've always read that there was conflict with Ethel Waters, who was the film's star. Waters felt that the director Minnelli was letting Horne steal the movie, so her role and this song were cut.
originalfunkyfry 2 years ago
@originalfunkyfry This scene was cut out of the movie because the Hayes office felt that it was unproper to show a black girl with implied nudity in a film.;
hovac1987 2 years ago
what a cool song
phil0mind 3 years ago
thanks for posting this.. the folks that banned this from the movie were idiots.
a300pilotster 4 years ago
It wasnt the song it was the her in the tub singing the song here is the video v/dPrrXBgJe5k&hl=en
bankstonian 3 years ago
so.. you can't see anything. why not let me decide if I should see it.
b757pilot 3 years ago
i believe it was banned for being too secular.
MaebySurelyBarely 3 years ago
thanks for posting this.. the folks that banned this from the movie were idiots.
a300pilotster 4 years ago
This song is not very risque, not even for the time in which it was written and performed.
stephenetienne 4 years ago
It wasnt the song it was the her in the tub singing the song here is the video v/dPrrXBgJe5k&hl=en
bankstonian 3 years ago
Thank you for that video link! I love that video and the French subtitles. I think it was more racist than risque about cutting the scene of Lena Horn singing in the bubble bath in a 1953 movie. In 1950, in the movie "Summer Stock" Judy Garland takes a shower, and we see more of her body than we do of Lena's in that bathroom scene!
stephenetienne 3 years ago