A Date with Judy

OK,i know that i might be a considered a bit young to be commenting on such a classic film as this(let's just say,I'm in my mid-if not early-teens)but i say if you've got it,use it.Just as how Judy Foster uses her knowledge that women have the ability to turn men into pigs all the time(like in THE ODESSY,when Circe turns all of Odesseus's men into pigs)on the helpless,but delightfully hilarious,Oogie(Scotty Beckett)Honestly,she plays him like a puppet!But I like that.I like the way the film takes everything out of teenage life and turns it into an innocent,charming little adventure. I accidently ran across this movie while flicking through channels one day when it came on TCM.I was instantly attracted to it.Believe me,every teenager in the world would love a movie about teenagers from a teenager's point of view,and this film is it!It really made me see the bright side of being a teen,such as goofing around with your girlfriends and making total mockaries of boys,and dealing with issues that i know in a few years i will look back on and just crack laughing! WARNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SPOILER AHEAD!!!!! It seems fitting that Liz Taylor(who looks STUNNING and flawless-i don't think her voice is annoyingly high) got away with the older,more stable and mature man.He can be a rock for her,she can run to him, and he's not narrow-minded enough to ignore her. The next time the movie came on,I taped it. If you have teenagers,SHOW THEM THIS MOVIE.It will lighten up everyone's hearts! And if you like this title,i would also recommend DRIVE ME CRAZY and SHE'S ALL THAT It takes you away from everything harsh in reality and when you come back,you'll feel like singing will make everything better!

Trailer—A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy

I found it interesting that MGM's two leading sopranos (Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell) performed the same song ("Love is Where You Find It")in two different movies that were released in 1948. I had first heard the song sung by Kathryn Grayson in "The Kissing Bandit" and the first thing I thought of was how the song would sound if sung by Jane Powell. When I saw "A Date with Judy" 5 days ago for the first time, I got my answer! I thought Elizabeth Taylor was a hoot as a sultry "come-hither" sophisticated type against Jane Powell's perinnial "good girl". It's a wholesome corny flick, but boy, they don't make them like that anymore! As always I wish there had been more singing. Can anyone tell me where to get song lyrics from all the great old MGM musicals. I would love to have the words to "Love is Where You Find It".

Developed from a radio program that began in 1941, this starring vehicle for Jane Powell showcases her youthful energy, not to mention her glorious voice. The plot has Powell suffocated by her overly proper parents, pestered by her bother, and irritated by her boyfriend. This gives her an opportunity to sing "It's a Most Unusual Day" and "Love Is Where You Find It." Another reason to see this film is Elizabeth Taylor in an adolescent role. ---from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013

The music is nice and the acting is excellent. While I like Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor was positively gorgeous, I'm a huge fan of Wallace Beery. When we look back and consider great actors, he is very underrated. It offers a look back at the family unit of the time compared to what exists now.

This is a terrific film with a great cast and plot line. This film would begin the end of Elizabeth Taylor's career as a child star. 3 years later she would reach dramatic stardom for "A Place in the Sun." She has the right mode for this 1948 film as a shrewd girl, trying to lure Robert Stack away from Jane Powell. The real hit here is Wallace Beery as Powell's father. His practicing the learning of the rumba with Carmen Miranda was absolutely wonderful. This is a story of the coming of maturity among young adults as well as Beery, and Leon Ames, who portrayed Taylor's father. Stack is rather stiff as the summer soda-jerk smitten with both ladies. Perhaps, that's what the part called for.

I love this movie. Sure, I have to admit it's cheesy in parts. The story is light,but interesting. Jane Powell's acting and singing are great, and a young Elizabeth Taylor turns out, I think, one of her best performances. It is also the first of her "snobby, rich girl" roles.If you can find a copy of this, nab it! It's really good.

This MGM film benefits from strong casting and sincere dialogue, especially in the parent-child scenes. Don't miss the younger actors (especially Elizabeth Taylor and Scotty Beckett) who put real honest emotion into their parts. If only all young performers did such a great job, most of our movies would be so much better today. Jane Powell is the female lead in this picture, and as always, she is appealing. Of course, so are the other leads, Wallace Beery and Carmen Miranda. In fact, Miss Miranda nearly steals the show with her rumba lessons. But most impressive is Leon Ames, as an out- of-touch dad who realizes before it is too late, that his kids need him. I think this is his best performance.

This film is a real riot of charm, song, wit and dazzling color. This kind of movie-making has been dead for a very long time, to my everlasting regret. Scotty Beckett and Jane Powell stand out. Unfortunately, Carmen Miranda is made to sing Hollywood's version of Brazilian songs, rather than the authentic stuff. It is disappointing that foreigners should so often be the object of amusement in American films. They are not allowed any dignity. However, Miranda makes the best of what she is given, and shines like a star. The fun is wholesome, but not too wholesome. The plot involves suspected adultery by a venerable father!!! Plots and subplots are gloriously interwoven. Every time I see this film I am reassured that there IS such a thing as perfection.