A Date with Judy

A Date with Judy (1948)

The best date you ever had!

Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie, Judy suspects that her father is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor. The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.

Date of release
1948-07-29
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (21)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Director
Richard Thorpe

Casting

Interesting facts

A Date with Judy is a 1948 American Technicolor musical romantic comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Wallace Beery, Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor. The film is based on the radio series of the same name.

Production

A Date with Judy was produced by Joe Pasternak. The film was a great success, particularly highlighted by the musical number "Cuanto Le Gusta," performed by Carmen Miranda.

Thomas E. Breen was initially cast to co-star in the film alongside Jane Powell, while Leslie Kardos was assigned as director. Actress Selena Royle replaced Mary Astor, who withdrew due to health issues. Vincente Minnelli's biography mentions that a musical number titled "Mulligatawny," created by Stanley Donen, was cut from the final version of the film.

Robert Stack was almost twice as old as Elizabeth Taylor, who played his romantic interest. The last day of filming was January 27, 1948; at that time Stack was 29 and Taylor was 15.

The screenplay is based on a radio program that aired from 1941 to 1949 on NBC, and then from 1949 to 1950 on ABC. The character "Judy Foster" was portrayed on the radio by Dellie Ellis, Louise Erickson, and Ann Gillis. Later, actress Patricia Crowley played "Judy Foster" in the eponymous television series, which aired on ABC from 1951 to 1953.

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