A Date with Judy (1948)

A Great Muscial

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. August 29, 2008

Entertainment

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. August 29, 2008

Young at Heart

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.
May 31, 2008

Corny but very cute!

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. May 29, 2008

A Jane Powell Favorite

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.
May 12, 2008

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