In the Good Old Summertime

"Fall in love."

1949 1h 42m EN

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6.7

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62%

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7.1

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 42🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 4,388

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.

“Fall in love.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Writers: Albert Hackett, Frances Goodrich, Ivan Tors
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Stoll. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Judy Garland and Van Johnson and S.Z. Sakall carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fall in love.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0041507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Z. Leonard directs. Harry Stradling Sr. behind the camera. George Stoll scores. Adrienne Fazan cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, shot by Harry Stradling Sr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Stoll. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Adrienne Fazan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Judy Garland and Van Johnson and S.Z. Sakall carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fall in love.".
8IMDB entry: tt0041507 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.