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With boundless enthusiasm and enough jive to meld '20s flapper giddiness with '40s swing, 1947's Good News--the feature directing debut of Charles Walters (Easter Parade, The Unsinkable Molly Brown) and screenwriting debut of Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon)--is "one of the best of the light-hearted rah-rah collegiate musicals" (Pauline Kael, The New Yorker). Peter Lawford (as a campus football hero) and June Allyson (she's the brainiac who tutors him) lead a high-spirited cast that includes Mel Torme and Broadway's Joan McCracken. And "The Varsity Drag" and Best Song Oscar nominee "Pass That Peace Pipe" stand out among numbers that are all zip and joy. And the bee's knees.
"Knockout entertainment" Clive Hirschhorn, The Hollywood Musical
"one of the best of the light-hearted rah-rah collegiate musicals" Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
Editor's Note
Lawford tries on his dancing shoes in a Comden/Green refurbishing of a '20s-vintage musical. College football star Lawford recruits brainy Allyson to tutor him in French and finds unexpected romance, but a vampy coed is just itching to get in the way. Includes nostalgic numbers such as "The Best Things in Life Are Free," and "Varsity Drag." Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Pass That Peace Pipe".)
| Features | English Subtitles | | French Subtitles | | Production Notes | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Deleted Musical Number | | Excerpts from Good News (1930): "Good News" and "The Varsity Drag" | | Interactive Menus |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 3/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 85 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1947 | | Catalog ID: 65193 | | UPC: 00012569519329 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.37:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1948) | | | Roger Edens, Nominee, Best Music, Song | | | Hugh Martin (IV), Nominee, Best Music, Song |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...The ultimate college musical..." 10/19/1994 p.10D |
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