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		List Price: $19.98		Label: Warner Home Video Salesrank: 28727 Released: April 22, 2008
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Interesting early postwar musical that combines the musicomedy warhorses of the '40s with the rising Hollywood stars of the '50s including the lovely Taylor. Choreography by Donen distinguishes plot of teenage doings before a big dance. Includes the songs "It's a Most Unusual Day" and "Cuanto La Gusta" (with Miranda!).System Requirements:Running Time: 113 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 012569648449 Manufacturer No: 1000015117

Description of A Date with Judy:
Shot in soft-focus Technicolor by Oklahoma!'s Robert Surtees, A Date with Judy offers a candy-colored version of the high-school musical. In a cozy seaside town, 16-year-old Judy Foster (tiny soprano Jane Powell) and poor little rich girl Carol Pringle (a stunning Elizabeth Taylor, dubbed) prepare for the school dance. When Carol’s brother, Oogie (former child star Scotty Beckett), stands up Judy--on Carol’s advice--she takes new soda jerk Stephen (Written on the Wind's Robert Stack). Though Stephen can't take his eyes off Carol, he concedes, "You're the prettiest girl in Santa Barbara--and you know it." Afterwards, the girls compete for his affections, while Judy's dad, Melvin (The Champ's Wallace Beery), takes rumba lessons from Carmen Miranda's Rosita in preparation for his 20th wedding anniversary. Carol’s mild conniving aside, there are no bad guys here, and all's well that ends well. Notable numbers include Powell's "It's a Most Unusual Day" and Miranda's "Cuanto le Gusta" with the Xavier Cugat Orchestra. Aside from the ladies on screen, Dorothy Cooper and Pal Joey's Dorothy Kingsley adapted the script from Aleen Leslie’s 1941 radio play, hence lines like, "Don't try to understand women, just accept them." With direction by Ivanhoe's prolific Richard Thorpe and choreography from Singin' in the Rain's Stanley Donen, MGM’s A Date with Judy serves up wholesome entertainment for all ages. Special features include the original trailer and two shorts, Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round #3 with Ray Noble and Buddy Clark and Tom and Jerry's Professor Tom. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

A Date with Judy Reviews:
A Great Muscial
2008-08-29 - This is a great musical film with the superb singing of Jane Powell, plus Carmen Miranda, Cugat,and the beautiful youthful Elizabeth Taylor.
The plot is funny and the story really enjoyable for all the family. This is what the great musicals were all about.

Entertainment
2008-08-29 - For those who enjoy the musical movies of the 40's & 50's. they would enjoy this, although it is not as high standard as some. Jane Powell sings her best in this movie. Carmen Miranda also has a couple of enjoyable numbers. A little bit on the dramatic side, but it adds to it. It shows Elizabeth Taylor's beauty, and her acting ability. All the characters in this movie are good. It is entertainment at its best for this kind of movie.

Young at Heart
2008-05-31 - As a teen-ager, Elizabeth Taylor never looked more beautiful! A fun movie of growing up with puritan family issues taking center stage. Great music! Fun stuff to watch over and over again.


Corny but very cute!
2008-05-29 - A 40's teen movie starring a young Jane Powell and a blossoming beautiful Elizabeth Taylor! Jane has a wonderful voice and sings "Love Is Where You Find It" and "It's A Most Unsual Day" while having a massive crush on older man Robert Stack. Her fanciful ways along with Carmen Miranda, Xavier Cugat, and Wallace Beery antics add to the charming confusion but all misunderstandings evetually get cleared up for a happy musical ending.

A Jane Powell Favorite
2008-05-12 - A delight for sure, "A Date with Judy" is one of the best coming of age films from the 1940's. With a great cast, infectious musical numbers, and just the right chemistry, you will get caught up in the life of the characters with this light hearted story.

The story starts with Judy Foster (Jane Powell), her best friend Carol Pringle, and boyfriend Oogie Pringle, getting reading for and attending a highschool dance. Because of his busy schedule and encouragement from his sister, Oogie pushes Judy aside and sends one of his friends to take Judy to the dance. Furious, Judy walks to the corner drug store to call Oogie and tell him what she thinks of him. While she is there, she manages to gain comanionship of the drug store owner's much older nephew when he asks to be her date at the request of his uncle. And don't you know it, as soon as Carol Pringle (Liz Taylor) sees him, chemistry begins to build on between them though both girls think that they are in love with him. And through it all, Oogie despratly tries to win Judy back without much encouragement.

In the midst of all this, Judy's father starts taking private lessons in his office with a rumba teacher (Carman Miranda) so that he can suprise his wife for there upcoming anniversary. This secrecy leads Judy and Carol to keep a close eye on the whole thing, thinking that Judy's dad is having an affair.

In all the twists, turns, and misunderstandings, this movie greatly entertaining. The line delivery excellent, and the musical numbers fitting, it is exciting to see the confusing happenings of growing up.
The one downside that this movie does have is the fact that it appeals to a more narrow age group of veiwers being a teen romantic comedy. But I honestly think that this is a great movie to add to your library, esecially if you like Jane Powell.