Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

jakob13 They don't make films like "A date with Judy' anymore. Seeing it 67 years after it appeared on the screen, it is very much something out of an America that doesn't exist anymore in the way it was then depicted. Saying this, doesn't mean that the conceit of puppy love or depiction of small town America has been scrubbed from Hollywood's style book; far from it, the theme reappears in cut to fit more contemporary patterns. Middle class Santa Barbara is thinning out in today's America, whilst the town's wealthy class is growing fat on the favors of government since the 1980s. 'A date with Judy', shot in Technicolor, is a recycled radio show brought to the 'silver screen'. It is also reprocessed teen age 'love' that one found in the early 40s in the films of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland musicales. 'Judy' served two purposes: one, the feature 16 year old Elizabeth Taylor on the waxing phase of smoldering sexuality; two, as a vehicle to highlight the crystalline soprano voice of 17 year old Jane Powell. The script creaks but it has its bright moments when Carmen Miranda as a Rhumba teacher and singer of her fiancé Xavier Cugat's orchestra appears in the story. And, 'Judy' springs to life with her singing of 'Quanta la gusta', a hit of 1948. "our Gang's' Scotty Beckett, the almost 30 Robert Stack, Wallace Berry, George Cleveland, Selena Royale, Leon Ames dutiful fill the cast of uninspiring parents and grand parents, yet Beckett with his breaking voice and simple singing adds a comic note. And with mention in the credits is the black Lillian Yarbo the maid to fit the stereotype of African Americans of the time, and who is forever sweating in the the kitchen or answering the door or the telephone, and endlessly singing 'Sing low sweet chariot'. And Stack is the date for Judy but instead falls for Taylor. Although in Technicolor, one has to wonder if the state of the film hasn't deteriorated over time, for at moments when the camera takes close up of Talyor's vulpine shaped face, it looks as though she has a 5 o'clock shadow.

jjnxn-1 Sweet comedy, a time capsule of teen-hood in the movies in the 40's with wonderful music courtesy of Xavier Cugat and his band. Jane Powell is charmingly pert, full of youthful exuberance something she excelled at. According to her autobiography though that very spryness became a type of prison limiting her casting and when musicals declined in popularity made it impossible for her to transition to other types of pictures. Someone who certainly didn't suffer the same issue is Elizabeth Taylor, very young and very beautiful, this was one of her first roles that flirted with adulthood. The doomed Scotty Beckett, a major child star throughout his youth, plays Jane's gangly boyfriend, the unfortunately named Oogie, struggling with puberty in one of the roles attempting to ease him into adult roles. He couldn't make the leap and within the year started the long slide into trouble with the law and drug addiction that ended in his suicide two decades later at 38. In one of his last roles Wallace Beery is full of warm understanding as Jane's father in a departure from his usual bluster, he and Selena Royale at well matched as a long married couple. Lastly Carmen Miranda is a delight as always, her clothes and hats 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 practically glows orange.

edwagreen 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.

jotix100 "A Date with Judy" was a typical entertainment that MGM produced over and over as a way of showing its contract players. This film was a showcase to present Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor, two of the popular young actresses at the time. While the movie will not add anything to either one of the stars resumes, it's a pleasant way for watching how times have changed. The film was directed by Richard Thorpe, and produced by Joe Pasternak.Judy and Carol are friends from school. Judy is the talented singer who is going to perform at a school party. Carol is the spoiled rich girl who is jealous of Judy. Oogie, Carol's brother, the band leader, is in love with Judy. To complicate things a newly arrived young man, Stephen, has come into town to work for the summer and he is the object of both Judy's and Carol's attention.Wallace Beery is the best thing in the film. He plays Melvin Foster, Judy's father. He refuses to dance at the party with his wife, and thanks to Xavier Cugat's suggestion, he decides to engage Rosita, the voluptuous Carmen Miranda, to give him private lessons. Since the tutoring takes place in his office, and it's surrounded by a cloud of mystery, it appears Melvin and Rosita are having an affair. But the biggest surprise comes at the end of the film when the Fosters are celebrating their 20th anniversary and we watch Melvin, who by now is an experienced dancer, shows off on the dance floor. A delicious moment, indeed.Jane Powell and Elizabeth Taylor are charming in their roles. Robert Stack and Scotty Beckett are also good. Leon Ames, Xavier Cugat, and the effervescent Carmen Miranda make excellent contributions, but it's Wallace Beery, who steals the show."A Date with Judy" will delight viewers looking for a nostalgic look at an uncomplicated time in America.