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In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mai... Read allIn turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.In turn-of-the century America, Andrew and Veronica are co-workers in a music shop who dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
S.Z. Sakall
- Otto Oberkugen
- (as S.Z. 'Cuddles' Sakall)
John Alban
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Bette Arlen
- Pretty Girl
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Supper Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Supper Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Judge
- (uncredited)
George Boyce
- Male Quartette Member
- (uncredited)
Chester Clute
- Sheet Music Customer
- (uncredited)
Jack Deery
- Supper Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Carli Elinor
- Band Leader
- (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri
- Italian Proprietor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBuster Keaton was working as a gag writer at MGM when this movie was made. The filmmakers approached him to devise a way for a violin to get broken that would be both comic and plausible. Keaton came up with an appropriate fall, and the filmmakers then realized he was the only one who would be able to execute it properly, so they cast him in the film. Keaton also devised the sequence in which Van Johnson inadvertently wrecks Judy Garland's hat, and coached Johnson intensively in how to perform the scene. This was the first MGM film Keaton appeared in since being fired from the studio in 1933.
- GoofsWhen Andy and Veronica collide on the post office steps, her hat is completely knocked off her head and hanging just below her chin, but in the immediate close up it is on top of her head.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Veronica Fisher: Psychologically, I'm very confused, but personally I feel just wonderful.
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD (Extra Movie with "EASTER PARADE"), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (1949)
- SoundtracksIn the Good Old Summertime
Music by George Evans
Lyrics by Ren Shields
Played during the opening credits and often throughout the picture
Sung by Spring Byington, Van Johnson (uncredited), S.Z. Sakall (uncredited) and Buster Keaton (uncredited)
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In the Good Old Summertime is one of the most pleasant of Judy Garland movies
Having previously seen this movie twice before, I was very glad to show this film to Mom right now, as she had never watched this. Judy Garland is in fine form, as always, when both singing, dancing, and acting especially when doing comedy. Van Johnson is also fine as the leading man and matching her in getting laughs as well. Some of that may be because of Buster Keaton who besides being one of the supporting cast, also helped devise the hilarious scene when Ms. Garland and Johnson first meet, which isn't a pleasant experience for either of them, that's for sure! S. Z. Sakall is also funny in his own way as their boss and Spring Byington is also a fine match for him. Oh, and there's a nice surprise at the end if one is familiar with what a certain future star looked like when a toddler! So on that note, me and Mom recommend In the Good Old Summertime. P.S. Since I like to cite when anyone associated with my favorite movie, It's a Wonderful Life, is involved in something else, here, it's the writers Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett who also wrote IAWL.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,304,560
- Gross worldwide
- $7,704,120
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was In the Good Old Summertime (1949) officially released in India in English?
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