In the Good Old Summertime

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

  • 71% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 79% of users liked it
    (3,833 ratings)

In the Good Old Summertime is a musical remake of the 1940 Ernst Lubitsch comedy The Shop Around the Corner, which in turn was based on a play by Miklos Laszlo. The locale has been changed from Hungary to Chicago, but the turn-of-century time frame and the plot remain the same. Van Johnson and Judy… More

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In Theaters
Jul 29, 1949 Wide
On DVD
Apr 6, 2004
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Thomas M. Pryor, New York Times

    In the Good Old Summertime is a wonderfully rich entertainment.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Robert Z. Leonard's tepid musical remake of Ernst Lubitsch's masterful The Shop Around the Corner...somehow it just ain't the same.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Not as good as the original.

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Charming musical with wonderful Judy Garland

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • AJ V


    Not all that interesting except for Keaton's role in the movie, which is really funny, the rest of it is just another romantic comedy musical.

  • Jennifer X


    Out of all the versions of Shop Around the Corner, this one is definitely my favorite. The girl character is quite a shrewish bitch, and only Judy Garland's ineffable charm is able to temper the harsh dialogue. The chemistry is decent and the story is terrible, but Judy's… More

  • jay n


    okay, would have been better with a different leading man, that's Liza Minnelli at the end

  • Leigh R


    JUDY!

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