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Summer Stock

Play trailer Poster for Summer Stock 1950,  1h 49m,  Musical/ Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 83% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
While her actress sister, Abigail (Gloria DeHaven), roams with a stock theater company, country girl Jane (Judy Garland) stays home in rural Connecticut tending the family farm. Jane sees red when Abigail returns unannounced, stock company in tow, with plans to convert the family's barn into a venue for the troupe's musical revue. But after Abigail's beau, Joe (Gene Kelly), sells his car to buy Jane a new tractor, the farm girl softens and even gets bitten by the performing bug herself.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jul 28, 2026
... a lively, colorful production from director Charles Walters, a stalwart in the MGM musical factory. There are terrific dance numbers, with Garland matching Kelly step for step, and a standout dance solo by Kelly ... Go to Full Review
Kate Saccone Vague Visages Dec 12, 2023
It may not be the most innovative or exciting of Kelly’s films, but it’s an unpretentious movie that delights in the pure pleasure of musical entertainment, from the outright silly to the romantically sincere. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Oct 18, 2019
One of the better musicals, largely due to the winsome singing and acting of Judy Garland as a country lass whose barn is taken over by a bunch of stage-struck screwballs. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy May 11, 2019
3/4
The classic number belongs squarely to Judy, as she's nothing less than sensational as she belts out "Get Happy." Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Nov 16, 2018
3.5/4
...has a certain looseness compared to other MGM musicals. Go to Full Review
Susan Granger www.susangranger.com Jul 14, 2006
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Charles Walters

Director

Judy Garland

Jane Falbury

Gene Kelly

Joe D. Ross

Eddie Bracken

Orville Wingait

Gloria DeHaven

Abigail Falbury

Marjorie Main

Esme

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Synopsis While her actress sister, Abigail (Gloria DeHaven), roams with a stock theater company, country girl Jane (Judy Garland) stays home in rural Connecticut tending the family farm. Jane sees red when Abigail returns unannounced, stock company in tow, with plans to convert the family's barn into a venue for the troupe's musical revue. But after Abigail's beau, Joe (Gene Kelly), sells his car to buy Jane a new tractor, the farm girl softens and even gets bitten by the performing bug herself.
Director
Charles Walters
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter
George Wells, Sy Gomberg
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 1950, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2016
Runtime
1h 49m
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