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Summer Stock
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301978507
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301978501
Label: MGM (Warner)
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: April 01, 1992
Running Time: 110 minutes
Studio: MGM (Warner)
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Editorial Review:
Judy Garland managed to subdue her ongoing medical problems long enough to make Summer Stock in 1950, her last film with MGM and longtime collaborator Gene Kelly. In a throwback to Garland's "let's put on a show" films with Mickey Rooney, Kelly plays a theater director who sets up in Garland's barn to prepare his musical, but Garland has other ideas. Romantic entanglements ensue, of course, and Eddie Bracken, Phil Silvers, and Marjorie Main are on hand to lend comedic support. Following his mostly forgettable score in 1949's The Barkleys of Broadway, Harry Warren contributes another mostly forgettable score, though it's complemented with a few ringers from other songwriters. There are many enjoyable moments, however, including a lot of tap from Kelly. He and Garland share a tap duel at a square dance turned lindy hop, and Garland performs her classic "Get Happy" routine in a black jacket and fedora. Kelly also performs a solo number to "You Wonderful You" with no gimmicks--just a darkened stage, a squeaky floorboard, and a sheet of newspaper. --David Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - We Love Judy! And after this we Love Gene, too!
My 4 yr old son is in love with Judy Garland. She is immortal & ageless in films. He also Loves Elvis. We rented this film from our library soo many times that I decided it was time to purchase it! I love encouraging my children to see old films like this one. They don't make movie stars like they used to!
Rating: - "Forget your troubles come on, GET HAPPY!"
In her last musical for MGM and her final film with Gene Kelly, Judy Garland plays Jane Falbury, a struggling farmer. Originally intended as a vehicle to re-team Judy Garland with Mickey Rooney, the studio decided, instead, to use Gene Kelly in the role of Joe Ross, as Mickey Rooney was no longer the box-office draw he had been. Of course, Gene was the perfect choice to replace Mickey Rooney, as he and Judy had been good friends since their first movie together in 1942's "For Me and My Gal."
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Rating:  - "And then they dance."
Judy Garland and Gene Kelly star in this extravagantly entertaining backstage musical. Jane Falbury (Garland) is a simple farmer whose major worry is how she is going to make enough money to keep her family farm. Her younger sister Abigail (Gloria deHaven) isn't like the rest of her family; she's taken with show business, so much so, in fact, that she brings her acting troupe back home to perform in the barn. Jane isn't too happy about the decision, but is soon charmed by the ambitious bunch and ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect musical confection
Much has been written about the troubles on this production; how Judy's illnesses forced delay after delay...so long that even the supporting dancers would move onto other projects. None of this shows on screen. Garland's vocals are strong, and the songs she sings are memorable. Her Portland Fancy dance duet with Gene Kelly makes you wish they had more opportunities to work together; it has to be one of the top dance duets filmed at MGM. She more than keeps up with him, and it is Judy that your eye ... Read More
Rating: - Newspaper headline: "There's no place like home." (recommended)
Despite the goofy plot of a Broadway-style production in a barnyard, SUMMER STOCK is the movie I have been searching for. This is the one where ever-animated Joe D. Ross (Gene Kelly) does his dance with the newspaper, neatly halving and quartering it with his toes. New England farmer Jane Falbury (Judy Garland) is all grown up as she taps her heels to prove there is no place like home. Herb Blake (Phil Silvers) provides supporting slapstick joke and dance routines to round out the hour and 49 minutes ... Read More
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