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26 December 1947 (USA) morePlot:
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson)... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
The new fall TV season: Good news, for a change (From EW.com - PopWatch. 28 September 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
Sony Finally Reports Some Good News
(From Studio Briefing - TV News. 27 August 2009, 1:46 PM, PDT)
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Don't Get Yourself in a Sweat ! more (23 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | June Allyson | ... | Connie Lane |
 | Peter Lawford | ... | Tommy Marlowe |
| Patricia Marshall | ... | Pat McClellan |
| Joan McCracken | ... | Babe Doolittle |
| Ray McDonald | ... | Bobby Turner |
| Mel Tormé | ... | Danny (as Mel Torme) |
| Robert E. Strickland | ... | Peter Van Dyne III (as Robert Strickland) |
| Donald MacBride | ... | Coach Johnson |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Pooch |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Professor Burton Kennyon |
| Loren Tindall | ... | Beef |
| Connie Gilchrist | ... | Cora the cook |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Dean Griswold |
| Georgia Lee | ... | Flo |
| Jane Green | ... | Mrs. Drexel |
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93 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USAFun Stuff
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The original Broadway musical on which the screenplay and score were based was "Good News" that opened at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre on September 6, 1927 and ran for 557 performances. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Not one of the "College Girls" is either dressed or coiffed in anything that resembles 1920s styles. The costumers used contemporary clothing (1947 that is) for virtually all scenes. moreQuotes:
Bobby Turner: Babe! Go away!Babe Doolittle: Is that all you have to say to me?
Bobby Turner: No! Leave me alone!
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Just Imagine moreFAQ
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Great MGM color musical from 1947 that boasts terrific performances from June Allyson and Peter Lawford as the stars and Joan McCracken, Ray McDonald, Patricia Marshall, Connie Gilchrist, Donald McBride, Mel Torme, Tom Dugan, Clint Sundberg, and Jane Green in support.
"Pass That Peacepipe" is one of the best production numbers I've ever seen, and McCracken and McDonald are super in it. It seems to have only 3 cuts in it and it's an amazing production numbers full of color and energy.
Allyson and Lawford have so much fun in the "Varsity Drag" number on a huge stage that it's infectious (but watch for the female dancer in pink who falls). Good songs throughout from the 20s stage show like the title song as well as "Lucky in Love," "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "Lady's Man," "Good News," "The French Lesson," and the sad song "Just Imagine" Allyson sings. Lively, colorful, and totally fun, this is an grossly underrated musical from MGM's golden years.
The 40s riff on 20s songs works thanks to Kay Thompson, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Great fun from the opening sequence til the end. Joan McCracken, by the way, was married to Bob Fosse.