Summer Stock (1950)

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1h 48min
Musical, Romance
05 Jan 1951 (Australia)
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A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

George Wells, Sy Gomberg, Sy Gomberg

Stars:

Awards:

4 nominations.
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A small-town farmer, down on her luck, finds her homestead invaded by a theatrical troupe invited to stay by her ne'er-do-well sister.

Still of Judy Garland and Gene Kelly (I) in Summer Stock (1950)

Still of Judy Garland in Summer Stock (1950)

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	Judy Garland	...	Jane Falbury
	Gene Kelly	...	Joe D. Ross
	Eddie Bracken	...	Orville Wingait
	Gloria DeHaven	...	Abigail Falbury (as Gloria De Haven)
	Marjorie Main	...	Esme
	Phil Silvers	...	Herb Blake
	Ray Collins	...	Jasper G. Wingait
	Nita Bieber	...	Sarah Higgins
	Carleton Carpenter	...	Artie
	Hans Conried	...	Harrison I. Keath
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jean Adcock	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Erville Alderson	...	Zeb (uncredited)
	John Angelo	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bette Arlen	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Hal Bell	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Margaret Bert	...	Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited)
	John Brascia	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	George Bunny	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Paul E. Burns	...	Frank (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Roy Butler	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Bridget Carr	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Michael Chapin	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Bill Chatham	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Jeanne Coyne	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Joan Dale	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Jack Daley	...	Producer (uncredited)
	Johnny Duncan	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Eddie Dunn	...	Sheriff (uncredited)
	Luigi Faccuito	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Eugene Freedley	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Jack Gargan	...	Clerk (uncredited)
	Slim Gaut	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Alex Goudovitch	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	A. Cameron Grant	...	Producer (uncredited)
	Carol Haney	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Betty Hannon	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Jimmie Horan	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Dickie Humphreys	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Teddy Infuhr	...	A Boy (uncredited)
	Dick Johnstone	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Al Kunde	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Rena Lenart	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Arthur M. Loew Jr.	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	William Lundy	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Bert May	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Hamil Petroff	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Frank Pharr	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Joe Ploski	...	Man at Barn Dance (uncredited)
	Don Powell	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Elynne Ray	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Jack Regas	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Marilyn Reiss	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Ricky Ricardi	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Joe Roach	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Albert Ruiz	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Almira Sessions	...	Constance Fliggerton (uncredited)
	Allen D. Sewall	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Kathryn Sheldon	...	Amy Fliggerton (uncredited)
	Reginald Simpson	...	Producer (uncredited)
	Henry Sylvester	...	Townsman (uncredited)
	Jimmy Thompson	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Joanne Tree	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Dorothy Tuttle	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)
	Glen Walters	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
	Bunny Waters	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Carol West	...	Stock Company Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Walters

Written by

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George Wells	...	(screenplay) and
Sy Gomberg	...	(screenplay)

Sy Gomberg	...	(story)

Produced by

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Joe Pasternak

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producer

Music by

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Conrad Salinger

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Robert H. Planck

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director of photography (as Robert Planck)

Editing by

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Albert Akst

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa

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color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by

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Walter Plunkett

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair stylist designer
John Truwe	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
William Tuttle	...	makeup designer (as William J. Tuttle)
Dorothy Ponedel	...	key makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joel Freeman	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Leslie H. Martinson	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Alfred E. Spencer

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associate set decorator

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording supervisor
John A. Williams	...	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Otto Dyar	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Tom Long	...	grip (uncredited)
Lou Roberts	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Joseph Ruttenberg	...	photographer (uncredited)
Harkness Smith	...	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Helen Rose	...	costumes: Gloria DeHaven
Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweler (uncredited)

Music Department

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Saul Chaplin	...	musical director
Johnny Green	...	musical director
Skip Martin	...	orchestrator
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Leslie H. Martinson

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Nick Castle	...	dance stager
James Gooch	...	technicolor color consultant
Jack Baker	...	assistant dance stager (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1951) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Disney Channel (1987) (United States) (tv) (as The Disney Channel)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Archive Collection (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	As a favor to her actress sister Abigail, New England farmer Jane Falbury allows a group of actors use her barn as a theater for their play. In return, the cast and crew have to help her with the farm chores. During rehearsals, Jane finds herself falling for the show's director, Joe Ross, who also happens to be engaged to the show's leading lady-- Abigail. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	singing-a-duet whispering-in-ear quitting-a-job-without-notice nose-drops earthbuster-tractor See All (70) »
Taglines	Judy Garland, Gene Kelly bring on the show with Music - Dancing See more »
Genres	Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:G Canada:G (Quebec) Finland:S France:Tous publics Norway:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved

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Also Known As	If You Feel Like Singing (United Kingdom) La jolie fermière (France) Repertorio de verano (Spain) Sommerløjer (Denmark) Festa no Campo (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	108 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	On one particular day of filming, when it became apparent that Judy Garland was not fit to work, Gene Kelly reputedly feigned an injury of his own so that she would be able to take the day off. Kelly had remained devoted to Garland since she guided him through his paces in the making of his very first film, For Me and My Gal (1942). See more »
Goofs	When Abigail and Orville are rushing back to the farm, the backdrop is of an open road. When Abigail shouts for Orville to look out, the camera pans out to reveal that they were driving through a town. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002). See more »
Soundtracks	All for You See more »
Quotes	Joe D. Ross: We're trying to tell a story with music, and song, and dance. Well, not just with words. For instance, if the boy tells the girl that he loves her, he just doesn't say it, he sings it. Jane Falbury: Why doesn't he just say it? Joe D. Ross: Why? Oh, I don't know, but it's kind of nice. See more »

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