▁usual ▁wins ome ▁all - American ▁roles , ▁Gar land ▁" beg an ▁to ▁feel ▁ad rift ▁in ▁the ▁imag in ative ▁self - ind ul gence ▁that ▁suddenly ▁surrounded ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁The ▁Pir ate . ▁ ▁Her ▁instinct s ▁told ▁her ▁that ▁Minn elli , ▁Kelly , ▁and ▁[ K ay ] ▁Thompson ▁were ▁unw itting ly ▁producing ▁a ▁motion ▁picture ▁for ▁themselves - ▁and ▁for ▁an ▁audience ▁that ▁might ▁not ▁exist ." ▁ ▁Her ▁marriage ▁to ▁Minn elli ▁began ▁to ▁un ra vel ▁during ▁the ▁shoot , ▁and ▁her ▁consumption ▁of ▁pres cription ▁stim ul ants ▁and ▁sed atives ▁increased . ▁ ▁After ▁suffering ▁a ▁pan icked ▁break down ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁during ▁the ▁film ing ▁of ▁one ▁musical ▁number , ▁Gar land ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁weeks . ▁ ▁The ▁crew ▁and ▁her ▁co - work ers ▁were ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁young ▁woman ' s ▁trav ails , ▁test ifying ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁temper amental ▁star ▁but ▁a ▁tal ented ▁artist ▁struggling ▁with ▁health ▁issues . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁ 1 3 5 ▁days ▁of ▁re he ars als ▁and ▁shooting , ▁Gar land ▁was ▁absent ▁for ▁ 9 9 . ▁ ▁Several ▁songs ▁were ▁cut , ▁and ▁others ▁moved ▁around . ▁Gar land ▁and ▁Kelly ▁were ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁temp est uous ▁dance ▁to ▁" V ood oo ". ▁The ▁sequence ▁was ▁fil med , ▁but ▁M GM ▁execut ives ▁felt ▁its ▁ch ore ography ▁was ▁too ▁open ly ▁sexual