Good News (1947 film)
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Poster for the 1947 film
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| Directed by | Charles Walters |
| Produced by | Arthur Freed |
| Screenplay by |
Betty Comden Adolph Green |
| Based on |
Good News 1927 musical by Lew Brown Laurence Schwab Frank Mandel Buddy G. DeSylva Ray Henderson |
| Starring |
June Allyson Peter Lawford Patricia Marshall |
| Music by | Conrad Salinger |
| Cinematography | Charles Schoenbaum |
| Edited by | Albert Akst |
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MGM
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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Running time
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93 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,715,000 |
| Box office | $2,956,000 |
Good News is a 1947 American MGM musical film based on the 1927 stage production of the same name. It starred June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Mel Tormé, and Joan McCracken. The screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green was directed by Charles Walters in Technicolor.
Three additional songs were written for the film: "The French Lesson", "Pass That Peace Pipe", and "An Easier Way", the last of which was cut from the released film.
Good News was the second adaptation of the stage musical, after the 1930 film Good News. The 1947 film was a more sanitized version of the musical; the 1930 version included Pre-Code content, such as sexual innuendo and lewd suggestive humor.
The film is set in 1927 at fictional Tait College, where football is all the rage. ("Tait Song"/"Good News")
Tait's football star Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford) is a prime catch for the college girls. Tommy tells his friend and non-playing teammate Bobby Turner (McDonald) that the trick to attracting girls is to show no interest. ("Be a Ladies' Man")
New student Pat McClellan (Marshall) resists his advances, cutting Tommy down to size at a party. ("Lucky in Love") Pat is interested in French, so Tommy enlists part-time school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson) to help him study the language. ("The French Lesson")
He gradually falls for Connie, who comes from a poor background, which does not bother her. ("The Best Things in Life are Free") Meanwhile, Babe Doolittle (McCracken) is seeking to leave a relationship with football player Beef (Tindall) so she can get involved with Bobby Turner.
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