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In the Good Old Summertime

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In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

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Reviews Counted: 7

Fresh: 5

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 6.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Judy Garland and Van Johnson play pen-pal lovers in this lighthearted, cheerful musical. In turn-of-the-century Chicago, Veronica Fisher and Andrew Larkin are acrimonious co-workers at a musical instrument shop. But what the... Judy Garland and Van Johnson play pen-pal lovers in this lighthearted, cheerful musical. In turn-of-the-century Chicago, Veronica Fisher and Andrew Larkin are acrimonious co-workers at a musical instrument shop. But what the battling couple doesn't realize is that off-hours they're pen-pals writing to each other anonymously. They've fallen in love on paper... now can they fall in love for real? [More]

Starring: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton, S.Z. Sakall

Starring: Judy Garland, Van Johnson, Buster Keaton, S.Z. Sakall, Spring Byington, Clinton Sundberg, Lillian Bronson, Marcia Van Dyke

Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Producer: Joe Pasternak
Screenwriter: Samson Raphaelson, Frances Goodrich, Ivan Tors, Albert Hackett

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In the Good Old Summertime is a wonderfully rich entertainment.

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08/08/06
Thomas M. Pryor
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Not as good as the original.

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Charming musical with wonderful Judy Garland

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03/12/04
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Robert Z. Leonard's tepid musical remake of Ernst Lubitsch's masterful The Shop Around the Corner...somehow it just ain't the same.

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