A Date with Judy (1948)

Developed from a radio program which began in 1941, hyperactive teenager Judy challenges and is challenged by her overly proper parents, pest of a brother Randolph and boyfriend Oogie.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Dorothy Cooper (screenplay), Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay),

Stars:

Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor

Cast

Cast overview:
Wallace Beery	...	Melvin R. Foster
Jane Powell	...	Judy Foster
Elizabeth Taylor	...	Carol Pringle
Carmen Miranda	...	Rosita Cochellas
Xavier Cugat	...	Himself
Robert Stack	...	Stephen Andrews
Scotty Beckett	...	Ogden 'Oogie' Pringle
Selena Royle	...	Mrs. Foster
Leon Ames	...	Lucien T. Pringle
Clinton Sundberg	...	Jameson
George Cleveland	...	Gramps
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Pop Scully
Jerry Hunter	...	Randolph Foster
Jean McLaren	...	Mitzie

Storyline

Developed from a radio program which began in 1941, hyperactive teenager Judy challenges and is challenged by her overly proper parents, pest of a brother Randolph and boyfriend Oogie.

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Plot Keywords:

brother | radio program | teenager | reconciliation | prom | 

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Taglines:

The best date you ever had!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Así son ellas

Filming Locations:

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carmen Miranda enjoyed her biggest film-song hit with the jaunty travel tune, "Cuanto la Gusta" (music by Gabriel Ruiz, lyrics by Ray Gilbert). Carmen's Decca single, blending her with The Andrews Sisters, peaked at number 12 in "Billboard," where the disc had a 14-week stay. In the picture, Miss Miranda's song and samba had the backing of 'Xavier Cugat' and His Orchestra. On Columbia Records, Cugi without Carmen scored a "Billboard"-charting success.

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Goofs

Following dinner at the Pringle house, Stephen and Oogie are walking through the house talking about women, and they pass the staircase twice as they walk toward the front door.

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Quotes

Carol Pringle: It's a very nice little swing number, Judy. But I don't know if it's really appropriate for a High School dance.

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Connections

Featured in Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Home Sweet Home"
Performed by Jane Powell, Jerry Hunter & Selena Royle

User Reviews

Scotty Beckett's best

This film is a real riot of charm, song, wit and dazzling color. This kind of movie-making has been dead for a very long time, to my everlasting regret. Scotty Beckett and Jane Powell stand out. Unfortunately, Carmen Miranda is made to sing Hollywood's version of Brazilian songs, rather than the authentic stuff. It is disappointing that foreigners should so often be the object of amusement in American films. They are not allowed any dignity. However, Miranda makes the best of what she is given, and shines like a star.

The fun is wholesome, but not too wholesome. The plot involves suspected adultery by a venerable father!!! Plots and subplots are gloriously interwoven. Every time I see this film I am reassured that there IS such a thing as perfection.