6.7
Summary
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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- You want dark or edgy material
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Not for tears, scares or brutality.
Cast
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June AllysonConnie Lane
Peter LawfordTommy Marlowe
Patricia MarshallPat McClellan
Joan McCrackenBabe Doolittle
Ray McDonaldBobby Turner
Mel TorméDanny
Donald MacBrideCoach Johnson
Tom DuganPooch
Clinton SundbergProfessor Kennyon
Loren TindallBeef
Connie GilchristCora
Morris AnkrumDean Griswold
Georgia LeeFlo
Jane GreenMrs. Drexel
Sarah EdwardsMiss Pritchard (uncredited)
Jimmy LydonJimmy's Classmate (uncredited)
Tommy RallDancer (uncredited)
Mary StuartFlossie (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Charles Walters
- Written by
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green
- Produced by
- Arthur Freed
- Music by
- Lennie Hayton, Conrad Salinger
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Facts
December 4, 1947 · 1 h 35 min · NR
- Released
- December 4, 1947
- Runtime
- 1 h 35 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Romance
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 138 countries
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Is Good News worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 6.7 and Metacritic 77).
Is Good News okay for kids?
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
Is Good News good for date night?
Yes: romance is 9 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.
Will Good News make me laugh?
Now and then: the humor is mostly situational comedy (7 of 10) and sharp wit (6 of 10).