A Date with Judy (1948)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Dorothy Cooper (writer)
Dorothy Kingsley (writer)

Release Date:

29 July 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The best date you ever had!

Plot:

Developed from a radio program which began in 1941, hyperactive teenager Judy challenges and is challeged by her overly proper parents...

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Radio Program | Brother | False Accusation | High School Student

Cast

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

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Filming Locations:

Santa Barbara, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Jane Powell (I)' and Kathryn Grayson both receive credit for introducing they same movie song in the same year. Showcased in two Technicolor productions from Joe Pasternak is the sprightly refrain, "Love Is Where You Find It" (music by Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Earl K. Brent). Miss Powell's rendition comes early in this film, and Miss Grayson has been praised by movie fans and critics for the best song performance in the lavish costume musical, The Kissing Bandit (1948). While Miss Powell had no commercial disc for sale, MGM Records issued as a single Miss Grayson's prerecordings of this lilt and another song from her vehicle, "What's Wrong With Me?" (music by Brown, lyrics by Edward Heyman). Kathryn's two vocals grace a CD devoted to her, called "My Heart Sings," released by Flare, a British label.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Rosita is singing her "Cuanto La Gusta" song, the young man holding the maracas is seen both standing up and sitting down on the floor between shots.

Quotes:

Melvin R. Foster: What ever happened to Oogie?
Judy Foster: Oh I just gave him up forever for a little while.

Movie Connections:

Version of "A Date with Judy" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Smiling Through The Years

A sweet movie; a lot of fun!

I love this movie. Sure, I have to admit it's cheesy in parts. The story is light,but interesting. Jane Powell's acting and singing are great, and a young Elizabeth Taylor turns out, I think, one of her best performances. It is also the first of her "snobby, rich girl" roles.If you can find a copy of this, nab it! It's really good.