A Date With Judy

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A Date With Judy

1948,

1h 53m,

Musical/

Comedy

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60%

5 Reviews

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51%

100+ Ratings

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5 Reviews

51%

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100+ Ratings

Best friends Judy (Jane Powell) and Carol (Elizabeth Taylor) compete for the affections of an older man (Robert Stack) during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie (Scotty Beckett), Judy suspects that her father (Wallace Beery) is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor (Carmen Miranda). The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.

Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Feb 9, 2019

A Date With Judy burlesques the antics of 'teen-agers in a domestic comedy with music. The youngsters may well resent it, but their elders may find it diverting.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Oct 18, 2008

A Date with Judy is loaded with youthful zest, making for gay, light entertainment.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Jun 17, 2011

C+

It's a bubbly old-fashioned romantic/comedy/musical.

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

May 12, 2008

5/5

It's ridiculously old-fashioned, but it's also spectacular entertainment, with wonderful songs, a big heart, and plenty of laughs.

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

Apr 26, 2008

5/10

...a few good tunes are not enough to turn this musical comedy into anything more than lightweight escapist fluff.

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Leia S

Mar 12, 2018

16 year old Taylor was cast as a femme fatale in training, and 18 year old Powell as her slightly younger friend in this coming of age tale. While interesting to see the many layers of angst, this film is ultimately a bit juvenile - even for the post war years. Watch for a young Robert Stack and the excellent Wallace Beery both shuffling onto the dance floor.

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Richard Thorpe

Director

Wallace Beery

Melvin R. Foster

Jane Powell

Judy Foster

Elizabeth Taylor

Carol Pringle

Carmen Miranda

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Synopsis

Best friends Judy (Jane Powell) and Carol (Elizabeth Taylor) compete for the affections of an older man (Robert Stack) during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie (Scotty Beckett), Judy suspects that her father (Wallace Beery) is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor (Carmen Miranda). The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.

Director: Richard Thorpe
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter: Dorothy Cooper, Dorothy Kingsley
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 1948, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 53m

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