A Date with Judy (1948)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 53min
- Comedy, Musical
- 29 Jul 1948 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
| Wallace Beery | ... |
Melvin Colner Foster
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| Jane Powell | ... |
Judy Foster
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Carol Pringle
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| Carmen Miranda | ... |
Rosita Conchellas
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| Xavier Cugat | ... |
Self
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| Robert Stack | ... |
Stephen I. Andrews
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| Scotty Beckett | ... |
Ogden 'Oogie' Pringle
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| Selena Royle | ... |
Mrs. Foster
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| Leon Ames | ... |
Lucien T. Pringle
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| Clinton Sundberg | ... |
Jameson
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| George Cleveland | ... |
Gramps
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| Lloyd Corrigan | ... |
'Pop' Sam Scully
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Jerry Hunter | ... |
Randolph Foster
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Jean McLaren | ... |
Mitzi Hoffman
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| Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra | ... |
Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
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Aladdin | ... |
Cugat's Violinist (uncredited)
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Polly Bailey | ... |
Elderly Woman (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Lulu Mae Bohrman | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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| Gene Coogan | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Dance Chaperon / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Tom Ferrandini | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| George Ford | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Eula Guy | ... |
Ms. Clarke (uncredited)
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| Stuart Hall | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Buddy Howard | ... |
Jo-Jo Hoffenpepper (uncredited)
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| Alice Kelley | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Rena Lenart | ... |
Olga (uncredited)
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Beverly Luff | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| May McAvoy | ... |
Dance Attendee (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Hans Moebus | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Monty O'Grady | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Francis Pierlot | ... |
Professor Green (uncredited)
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| Leoda Richards | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Suzanne Ridgway | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Lee Scott | ... |
Boy at Dance (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Sheila Stein | ... |
Little Girl in Drugstore (uncredited)
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| Aline Towne | ... |
Pringle's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Marcia Van Dyke | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Lillian Yarbo | ... |
Nightingale (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Richard Thorpe | ||
Written by
| Dorothy Cooper | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Dorothy Kingsley | ... | (screenplay) |
| Aleen Leslie | ... | (characters) |
Produced by
| Joe Pasternak | ... | producer |
Music by
| Albert Sendrey | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Surtees | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Harold F. Kress | ||
Editorial Department
| Henri Jaffa | ... | associate color director: Technicolor |
| Natalie Kalmus | ... | color director: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
| Paul Groesse | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup creator |
| Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair styles designer |
Production Management
| Hugh Boswell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jerome Bergman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Richard Pefferle | ... | associate set decorator (as Richard A. Pefferle) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| Norwood A. Fenton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Warren Newcombe | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Virgil Apger | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Albert Hunter | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| A. Lindsley Lane | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Helen Rose | ... | costumes: women |
Music Department
| Leo Arnaud | ... | music arranger |
| Robert Franklyn | ... | music arranger |
| Albert Sendrey | ... | music arranger |
| George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
| Robert Franklyn | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mollie Kent | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Stanley Donen | ... | dance director |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The upper-class Pringles and middle-class Fosters are two Santa Barbara families. Widowed businessman Lucien T. Pringle's (Leon Ames') interests, including a bank and a radio station, keep him absent from his children's lives. Melvin Colner Foster (Wallace Beery) owns and operates a seafood packing plant, an offshoot of his days as a fisherman. Unlike Lucien, Melvin is very present in his family's lives. Judy Foster (Jane Powell) and siblings Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett) and Carol Pringle (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) are seniors at the local high school and have known each other all of their lives. Judy, the school's songbird, and Oogie, conductor of the school's orchestra, are musical collaborators and consider themselves more than friends; Judy and Carol are best friends, although Judy and Oogie are oblivious to Carol's actions being in her best interest, often at their expense. Events before, during, and after the senior-class dance have major repercussions: on Carol's advice, Judy's last-minute escort is Stephen I. Andrews (Robert Stack), nephew of local druggist "Pop" Sam Scully (Lloyd Corrigan). Stephen, a war veteran in town for the summer earning college money as Pop's soda jerk, becomes Judy's new love interest, although she's unaware whether it's just to make Oogie jealous or if it's an idolization of an older man. Carol falls for him too and does whatever she can to "steal" him from Judy without Judy even knowing. But Stephen is aware of the rivalry and knows about Carol's entitled nature and the probable reason behind it. Oogie tries to win Judy back by following the advice of people he trusts. What happens amongst this quartet is complicated by a misunderstanding about Melvin's 20th Anniversary surprise for his wife Dora Foster (Selena Royle). Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Join the Stars in Song and Fun! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,353,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In real life, Wallace Beery was five months older than George Cleveland, who played his father-in-law in the film. See more » |
| Goofs | After dinner at the Pringles', Stephen and Oogie pass the staircase twice as they walk toward the front door. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Our Gang Story (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I've Got A Date With Judy See more » |
| Quotes |
Judy Foster:
Maybe I should have worn a girdle. Randolph Foster: What do you got to hold in? See more » |