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Leon Ames, Wallace Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, George Cleveland ... see more see more... , Carmen Miranda , Lloyd Corrigan , Robert Stack , Scotty Beckett , Xavier Cugat , Jerry Hunter , Selena Royle , Clinton Sundberg , Polly Bailey , Eula Guy , Alice Kelley , Francis Pierlot , Lillian Yarbo , Fern Eggen , Paul Bradley

In this lightweight musical comedy, Judy Foster (Jane Powell) and Carol Pringle (Elizabeth Taylor) are teenagers and best friends who find their loyalties tested when they both fall for the same good-... read more read more...looking older man, Stephen Andrews (Robert Stack). This situation is particularly troublesome for Judy, who already has a boyfriend, "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett), Carol's brother. Meanwhile, the girls join forces for a little sleuthing when Judy discovers that her father, Melvin Foster (Wallace Beery), has been spending time with Brazilian bombshell Rosita Conchellas (Carmen Miranda). Judy and Carol suspect hanky-panky, but actually Melvin is taking dancing lessons from Rosita as a surprise for his wife. A Date With Judy certainly offers your only opportunity to see Wallace Berry dance the mambo, and it also features a guest appearance by Xavier Cugat and his band. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Richard Thorpe

Release Date: June 1, 1948

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DVD Release Date: April 22, 2008

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  • May 1, 2009
    Sweet comedy, a time capsule of teenhood in the movies in the 40's. Elizabeth Taylor is very young and very beautiful and Jane Powell is charming and pert. Carmen Miranda is a delight as always, her clothes are outlandish, take special note of her shoes and wonder how she could p... read moreossibly walk in them! One quibble, the technicolor is unusually garish and at times the cast pratically glows orange.
  • June 16, 2011
    Jane Powell sings like an Angel, Elizabeth Taylor at the Height of her Beauty, Carmen Miranda & Xavier Cugat, Ohhhhh, Be Still My Heart!
  • March 30, 2010
    I enjoyed this more than I was expecting. Just seeing Wallace Beery rumba with Carmen Miranda was worth watching the film for! Great score, nicely done songs. The costume design is good. The very young Elizabeth Taylor is clearly budding into one of the greatest beauties to grace... read more the screen. Solid support from Selena Royle and Leon Ames, It doesn?t rank among the greatest musicals ever made, but it is light, entertaining and fun.

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March 23, 2011
TIME Magazine

A Date with Judy features a song called Strictly on the Corny Side, which might serve as the movie's theme song. Full Review

Variety Staff
October 18, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

A Date with Judy is loaded with youthful zest, making for gay, light entertainment. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
June 17, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a bubbly old-fashioned romantic/comedy/musical. Full Review

March 23, 2011
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Taylor is breathtakingly beautiful, but Miranda walks off with every scene she's in. Full Review

David Cornelius
May 12, 2008
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com

It's ridiculously old-fashioned, but it's also spectacular entertainment, with wonderful songs, a big heart, and plenty of laughs. Full Review

John J. Puccio
April 26, 2008
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

...a few good tunes are not enough to turn this musical comedy into anything more than lightweight escapist fluff. Full Review

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