In the Good Old Summertime is a 1949 American Technicolor musical film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It stars Judy Garland, Van Johnson, and S.Z. Sakall. It is a musical adaptation of the 1940 film The Shop Around the Corner, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, and starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, and written by Miklós László based on his 1937 play Parfumerie. For the film, the locale has been changed from 1930s Budapest to turn-of-the-century Chicago, but the plot remains the same.
Synopsis[]
Veronica Fisher enters Otto Oberkugen's music shop, looking for work. Although he is reluctant to take on more staff, she wins a job by persuading a wealthy matron, through her singing and musical expertise, to buy a harp at almost $25 over his list price. Neither she nor Andrew Larkin, the shop's senior salesman, suspects that they are each other's anonymous pen pal. They bicker constantly at work despite becoming increasingly attracted to each other.
Cast[]
- Judy Garland as Veronica Fisher
- Van Johnson as Andrew Larkin
- S. Z. Sakall as Otto Oberkugen
Songs[]
- "In the Good Old Summertime" (George Evans, Ren Shields)
- "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" (Leo Friedman, Beth Whitson)
- "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey" (Albert Von Tilzer, Junie McCree)
- "Play That Barbershop Chord" (Lewis Muir, Willam Tracey)
- "I Don't Care" (Harry Sutton, Jean Lenox)
- "Merry Christmas" (Fred Spielman, Janice Torre)