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21 October 1938 (USA)
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To stop Pinkie's mother Dottie from marrying a man they know she does not love, Pinkie and her friend...
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Young Judy Shines in Lighthearted, Fun Film
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(Complete credited cast)| Judy Garland | ... | 'Pinkie' Wingate | |
| Freddie Bartholomew | ... | Herbert 'Buzz' Mitchell | |
| Mary Astor | ... | Mrs. Dorothy 'Dottie' Wingate | |
| Walter Pidgeon | ... | Richard Thurlow | |
| Alan Hale | ... | J.J. Slattery | |
| Scotty Beckett | ... | Billie Wingate | |
| Barnett Parker | ... | Abercrombie | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | Mr. Arthur Drubbs | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Uncle Joe Higgins |
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75 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Finland:S |
USA:Approved (PCA #4561)
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'Pinkie' Wingate:
[sings] I've got you. You've got me. Who cares how rough the road may be? We'll go bumpty, bumpty, bumpty, bump. On the bumpy road to love.
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References Three Smart Girls (1936)
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On the Bumpy Road to Love
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Cute story that got better as it went along of two teenagers (played by Judy Garland and Freddie Bartholomew) who kidnap the girl's broke, widowed mother (played by Mary Astor) before she marries an old man for his money. Driving her away in the back of their camper/trailer in hopes of keeping her away long enough so she doesn't marry the guy - it actually takes these two kids longer than you would think to come up with the obvious - find the mom a single man closer to her age who might be more to her liking. Luckily, within minutes it seems, handsome Walter Pigeon (annoying spell checker keeps changing the last name spelling, sigh, oh well) arrives in the next trailer and seems like the perfect catch for mom.
While the story in this may seem a little silly, the excellent performances by all makes this a charming, fun film. I like the chemistry between Astor and Pigeon, Scotty Beckett does well playing the super brat little brother you "love-to-hate", and Judy Garland's star quality absolutely shines in this film. Giving an emotional, endearing performance, she sings several lively, fun-to-listen-to songs, and when the film starts with a very young and lovely Judy singing a wonderful rendition of "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart", I just knew this film wouldn't be all bad. Two things I wonder about though - first, even though they are shown graduating from "junior high school" in the beginning, Freddie drives the car. Second, how come Freddie wants to hook mom up with old man Alan Hale at one point, almost as old and unattractive as the first man (both are described as rich so it can't be just for the money - and mom doesn't love either one). Yes, this film is fluff, but I quite enjoyed it and as the film ended I had a smile on my face and that's a good thing.