In the Good Old Summertime
1949 · Movie · NR · 102 min · ★ 6.7 · 67% critics
In turn-of-the-century Chicago, two employees at a music shop clash at work while unknowingly building a warm connection as anonymous pen pals. This light romantic musical mixes workplace bickering, old-fashioned charm, and songs as their double lives move toward a meeting.
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Details
- Years
- 1949
- Release date
- 1949-07-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (42 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like old-fashioned romantic musicals with playful bickering, a cozy holiday-adjacent feel, and the same basic setup later echoed in You've Got Mail; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big, constant musical numbers.
Pros: charming central premise; lively songs; cozy nostalgic mood | Cons: uneven chemistry; thin supporting subplot; less spark than expected
Themes
- anonymous letter
- musical
- romcom
- pen pals
- music store
- parfumerie
Cast & crew
Judy Garland
as Veronica Fisher
Van Johnson
as Andrew Delby Larkin
S.Z. Sakall
as Otto Oberkugen
Spring Byington
as Nellie Burke
Clinton Sundberg
as Rudy Hansen
Buster Keaton
as Hickey
Marcia Van Dyke
as Louise Parkson
Lillian Bronson
as Aunt Addie
- JA
John Alban
as Audience Member (uncredited)
- BA
Bette Arlen
as Girl (uncredited)
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard