A Date With Judy (1948)

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In this lightweight musical comedy, Judy Foster (Jane Powell) and Carol Pringle (Elizabeth Taylor) are teenagers and best friends who find their loyalties tested when they both fall for the same good-looking older man, Stephen Andrews (Robert Stack). This situation is particularly troublesome for… More In this lightweight musical comedy, Judy Foster (Jane Powell) and Carol Pringle (Elizabeth Taylor) are teenagers and best friends who find their loyalties tested when they both fall for the same good-looking older man, Stephen Andrews (Robert Stack). This situation is particularly troublesome for Judy, who already has a boyfriend, "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett), Carol's brother. Meanwhile, the girls join forces for a little sleuthing when Judy discovers that her father, Melvin Foster (Wallace Beery), has been spending time with Brazilian bombshell Rosita Conchellas (Carmen Miranda). Judy and Carol suspect hanky-panky, but actually Melvin is taking dancing lessons from Rosita as a surprise for his wife. A Date With Judy certainly offers your only opportunity to see Wallace Berry dance the mambo, and it also features a guest appearance by Xavier Cugat and his band. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By: Richard Thorpe
Written By: Dorothy Kingsley
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1948 Wide
On DVD: Apr 22, 2008
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

, TIME Magazine
A Date with Judy features a song called Strictly on the Corny Side, which might serve as the movie's theme song.
Variety Staff, Variety
A Date with Judy is loaded with youthful zest, making for gay, light entertainment.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a bubbly old-fashioned romantic/comedy/musical.
, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Taylor is breathtakingly beautiful, but Miranda walks off with every scene she's in.
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
It's ridiculously old-fashioned, but it's also spectacular entertainment, with wonderful songs, a big heart, and plenty of laughs.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...an old-fashioned, largely inoffensive, and mostly empty-headed musical comedy.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...a few good tunes are not enough to turn this musical comedy into anything more than lightweight escapist fluff.

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Sweet comedy, a time capsule of teenhood in the movies in the 40's. Elizabeth Taylor is very young and very beautiful and Jane Powell is charming and pert. Carmen Miranda is a delight as always, her clothes are outlandish, take special note of her shoes and wonder how she could… More
Sweet comedy, a time capsule of teenhood in the movies in the 40's. Elizabeth Taylor is very young and very beautiful and Jane Powell is charming and pert. Carmen Miranda is a delight as always, her clothes are outlandish, take special note of her shoes and wonder how she could possibly walk in them! One quibble, the technicolor is unusually garish and at times the cast pratically glows orange.