You need To Check this Good News June Allyson
You know what, all the movie I love, when I look at the directors name, it is almost always Charles Walters! Charles Walters has done such wonderful, memorable movie such as: Easter Parade, Summer Stock... But maybe Good News is one of the best! Good News is about a girl named Connie (June Alison), who never was really noticed by the other guys at her college: Tait.
Particularly, the boy that all the girls like: Tommy Harlow (Peter Lawford). Wait a minute, all girls except one. The horrible, snobby, mean, selfish, scheming, not really that pretty, self centered, terrible: Pat McClellan (Parricia Marshall). Tommy is a lady's man who really just thinks he's got it all. And falls for every pretty face. So when Pat comes to the college Tommy does everything in his power to get the girl to fall in love with him. But Pat has other ideas. Pat is only after one thing: $Money$ And that is why she chases Tommy away for the 25 million dollar Peter VanDyne the III. Crestfallen at his first brush off, Tommy determindedly sets to learning Pat's beloved language french. To make an impression, and to steal Pat's admiration. So, Tommy sets off the library to learn some french, when he meets the sweet, lovely Connie.
Where he makes Connie fall desperately in love with him, and even a little in love with her. So, he ends up asking her to the prom, and breaking the date when Babe Dolittle Connie room mate (Joan McCkraken) feeling sorry for Tommy tells Pat that Tommy is the Pickle King with thirty million dollars. The fortune hunger quickly turns to Tommy to his delight and satisfaction. Dropping Connie completely. Angry, jealous, and hurt, but still very much in love, Connie schemes to draw her Tommy back in her life and into her arms.
Wonderful songs like: The best things in life are free, The Ladies man,The french song, and more, make this a wonderful movie!! And though June and Peter are not the best vocalists, you love it because it is still them!! This is really a great movie!!!
I was watching a movie on TCM last year, around August. I don't remember the name of the movie, but it involved a bookish girl who worked at the library falling in love with the football champ while teaching him french so he could get a good grade and compete in the final game of the year. Said football champ is very rich and attracts a girl who wants to marry for money. He plans to announce their engagement after the final game. He then intentionally fails the final french exam so that he cannot compete in the game and therefore not announce the engagement. And blah blah blah they fall in love. The movie was in black and white and I think they mentioned it was a movie from the 60's written about the 40's? Anyways, please help me remember the name. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteBeing a tomboy myself, I really enjoy watching films with tomboys. I know two of my favorite movies are Fried Green Tomatoes and Some Kind of Wonderful...both movies with a strong tomboy (both played by Mary Stuart Masterson). I would appreciate as many suggestions as possibly. I know Mary Stuart Masterson plays a tomboy in other films, but I don't know which ones.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is about a nerdy-smart girl who insists she doesn't (but does) like the popular jock in school. OF course he loves the beautiful girl and not the smart girl. Also, if I remember correctly, the girls all live in one house together, with a "den mother" like adult, which makes me think they are in college? The guys drive around in the cars all piled up. It is a very colorful movie and there's a football game I believe...also she winds up tutoring someone along the way??? It ends with a dance in a gym and he is surprised of how cute she looks and I believe and singing and dancing. I may be combing two movies together, but anyone can give me names if they think they know it, that would be great! I haven't seen this movie in years but its a really cute film!
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