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In The Good Old Summertime

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME

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CREDITS

1949, 102 minutes, Technicolor.
Producer, Joe Pasternak; Director, Robert Z. Leonard; Screenplay, Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich and Ivan Tors; Cinematography, Harry Stradling; Music Direction, Georgie Stoll; Choreography, Robert Alton.

CAST

Veronica Fisher, Judy Garland; Andrew Larkin, Van Johnson; Otto Oberkugen, S.Z. Sakall; Nellie Burke, Spring Byington; Rudy Hansen, Clinton Sundberg; Hickey, Buster Keaton; Louise Parkson, Marcia Van Dyke; Aunt Addie, Lillian Bronson.

SONGS

In The Good Old Summertime by George Evans and Ren Shields; I Don't Care by Jean Lenox and Harry Sutton; Play That Barbershop Chord by Ballard MacDaonald, William Tracey and Louis Muir; Put Your Arms Around Me Honey by Junie McCree and Harry Von Tilzer; Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland by Beth Slater Whitson and Lee Friedman; Merry Christmas by Janice Torre and Fred Spielman; Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie by Von Tilzer and Andrew B. Sterling.

PLOT SYNOPSIS

"Set in Chicago, the film revolves around a serious misunderstanding of the heart. Veronica Fisher (Garland) and Andrew Larkin (Johnson) are antagonistic employees of Oberkugen's music shop. Little does either suspect that they have been corresponding anonymously with each other, addressing their respective love letters "Dear friend." "
- Liner Notes from Turner/MGM-UA Laserdisc

NOTES

"One of the sweetest, most unpretentious entertainments of the year, it was subtly photographed in Technicolor, looked a dream in Cedric Gibbon's and Randall Duell's period settings, and was directed with just the right touch of lightness by Robert Z. Leonard."
- Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical

"Cheerful remake of The Shop Around The Corner, with agreeable music, garish color, and not much style."
- Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Film Guide

In The Good Old Summertime was the 11th highest-grossing film of the year. See Box Office Hits

Liza Minnelli made her screen debut in the final scene of this motion picture.

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