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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 88% of the 74 1950s music movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 29 points higher than audiences do.
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles WaltersDirector
- George WellsScreenplay
- Sy GombergScreenplay
- Conrad SalingerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Judy GarlandJane Falbury
- Gene KellyJoe D. Ross
- Eddie BrackenOrville Wingait
- Gloria DeHavenAbigail Falbury
- Marjorie MainEsmé
- Phil SilversHerb Blake
- Ray CollinsJasper G. Wingait
- Nita BieberSarah Higgins
- Carleton CarpenterArtie
- Hans ConriedHarrison I. Keath
- Kathryn SheldonAmy Fliggerton (uncredited)
- Michael ChapinBoy (uncredited)
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Themes
farmbarnmusicalnew england