A Date With Judy (1948)
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50% of critics liked it
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57% of users liked it
(167 ratings)
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
- Directed By
- Richard Thorpe
- Written By
- Dorothy Kingsley
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1948 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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, TIME Magazine
A Date with Judy features a song called Strictly on the Corny Side, which might serve as the movie's theme song.
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Variety Staff, Variety
A Date with Judy is loaded with youthful zest, making for gay, light entertainment.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a bubbly old-fashioned romantic/comedy/musical.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Taylor is breathtakingly beautiful, but Miranda walks off with every scene she's in.
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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.
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Cast
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Leon Ames
as Lucien T. Pringle
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Wallace Beery
as Melvin R. Foster
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Jane Powell
as Judy Foster
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Elizabeth Taylor
as Carol Pringle
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George Cleveland
as Gramps
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Carmen Miranda
as Rosita Conchellas
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Lloyd Corrigan
as Pop Scully
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Robert Stack
as Stephen Andrews
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Scotty Beckett
as Ogden "Oogie" Pringle
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Xavier Cugat
as Himself
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Jerry Hunter
as Randolph Foster
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Selena Royle
as Mrs. Foster
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Clinton Sundberg
as Jameson
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Polly Bailey
as Elderly Woman
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Eula Guy
as Miss Clarke
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Alice Kelley
as Girl
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Francis Pierlot
as Professor Green
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Lillian Yarbo
as Nightingale
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Fern Eggen
as Miss Sampson
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Paul Bradley
as Headwaiter
