Two Weeks with Love (1950)

Director:

Roy Rowland

Writers:

John Larkin (story)
Dorothy Kingsley (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 November 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The Gayest LOVE STORY EVER FILMED! (original print ad - many caps)

Plot:

The Robinson family, father, mother and two daughters, are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills...

Plot Keywords:

Singing | Song | Teenage Boy | Mother Daughter Relationship | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Jane Powell	...	Patti Robinson
Ricardo Montalban	...	Demi Armendez
Louis Calhern	...	Horatio Robinson
Ann Harding	...	Katherine Robinson
Phyllis Kirk	...	Valerie Stresemann
Carleton Carpenter	...	Billy Finlay
Debbie Reynolds	...	Melba Robinson
Clinton Sundberg	...	Mr. Finlay
Gary Gray	...	McCormick Robinson
Tommy Rettig	...	Ricky Robinson
Charles Smith	...	Eddie Gavin

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | USA:92 min (Turner library print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #14648) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:12

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

During the "That's How I Love You" song Debbie Reynolds' character (Melba) plays the French horn. Debbie Reynolds actually played the French horn in high school.

Goofs:

Continuity: As the parents (Horatio and Katherine) are getting ready to go to "the dance", daughter (Patti) ties her dad's bow tie. She is behind his back and cannot see that she is not tying it centered on her dad's celluloid collar. When the scene changes, she has finished tying it and it is neatly centered on his collar.

Quotes:

Horatio Robinson: Give that man some pants!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

By the Light of the Silvery Moon

Jane Powell's Movie, but Debbie Reynolds is the spark!

Jane Powell and Ricardo Mantalban headline this film made in 1950. Debbie Reynolds was the supporting star early in her career. Jane Powell has said that this was one of her favorite films to work on, despite being more famous for "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers." The plot is about Jane's character trying to break out into womanhood, despite her mother trying to keep her a little girl. Along the way, she falls for a young Cuban (Mantalban) and conflicts between Powell, her mother and her romantic rival climax at a good moment. Debbie Reynolds is Jane Powell's younger sister in the film and sings her first record hit, "Aba Daba Honeymoon" with Carlton Carpenter. This song is available from Curb Records nowadays. Not to be outdone singing at an early age, Debbie's sparkling style of acting was the real highlight of the film. Her character's wit and occasional negative attitude creates a "she's so cute" attitude towards her from the audience. Debbie fans will notice this right of the bat. Despite being 17 or 18 when the film was shot, the film calls for her to be 14 or 15, and she looks it too. This film is not one of the "Great Classics" of Hollywood, but Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds' fans should thoroughly enjoy this one. Jane Powell would go on to star with Debbie Reynolds in "Athena" and "Hit the Deck." Ricardo Mantalban would star with Debbie Reynolds 16 years later, in "The Singing Nun."