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Summer Stock (1950) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by Charles Walters and produced by Joe Pasternak.

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Basil Rathbone in Summer Stock

By Neve on May 18, 2022 From The Baz

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Summer Stock (1950): MGM on a Farm

By 4 Star Film Fan on Jun 10, 2020 From 4 Star Films

Idyllic imagery with dogs barking, chickens clucking, and trees rustling in the wind introduce the setting. Judy Garland can be found singing in the shower or helping in the kitchen, alongside the faithful Esme (Marjorie Main). After their hired help pulls out expectantly, the brunt of the work fall... Read full article


Musical Monday: Summer Stock (1950)

on Jul 29, 2019 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: Summer Stock (1950) ? Musica... Read full article


On Blu-ray: Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Summer Stock (1950)

By KC on Jun 20, 2019 From Classic Movies

It feels appropriate that Judy Garland’s last MGM musical, the farm-set Summer Stock (1950) was one of those “Let’s put on a show” flicks, even if she was swinging with Gene Kelly instead of Mickey Rooney. Garland comes full circle in a performance made complex by her persona... Read full article


Summer Stock

By Amanda Garrett on Jan 16, 2016 From Old Hollywood Films

Today, I'm reviewing the classic musical, Summer Stock (1950). This article is part of the Backstage Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently and Sister Celluloid. Everybody has their favorite old Hollywood musical. Mine is Summer Stock (1950), a joyous, old-fashioned movie about a group of perfor... Read full article


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Quotes from Summer Stock

Joe D. Ross: [walking away] See you next Thursday.


Joe D. Ross: When the show's over and it's the success I hope it is, we've got alot of talking to do.
Jane Falbury: What about?
Joe D. Ross: Oh, all kinds of things. First I want to hear the story of your life. Everything that's ever happened to you since you were so high. And then I want to know what you eat for breakfast, what's your favorite color, what comic strips you read. Then we'll talk about shoes, and ships, and sealing wax, and shows. Farms. Families. Oh it may take hours. Weeks. Years. I want to know everything.


Joe D. Ross: We're trying to tell a story with music, and song, and dance. Well, not just with words. For instance, if the boy tells the girl that he loves her, he just doesn't say it, he sings it.
Jane Falbury: Why doesn't he just say it?
Joe D. Ross: Why? Oh, I don't know, but it's kind of nice.


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Facts about Summer Stock

Judy Garland's last completed film for MGM. She was later cast in Royal Wedding opposite Fred Astaire, but was replaced by Jane Powell.
Judy Garland is said to have been at the height of her drug addiction throughout filming, resulting in her weight changes, mood-swings, and unexplained illnesses. It was due to this behavior that MGM fired her after filming completed.
The number "Heavenly Music" was originally a trio with Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers and Judy Garland. Garland didn't show up to work the day of shooting and they filmed the scene without her.
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