Review of Summer Stock (1950) by Michael L — 04 Jan 2009

Light-hearted Judy Garland musical with a sledgehammer-subtle practical-folksy-country-types-versus-artsy-modern-city-types plot (there's even a square-dancing versus jive dancing scene!). Garland is as charismatic as ever, despite whatever may have been going on behind the scenes.

Silvers is insufferable as the misplaced comic relief, though, and the whole thing has a few too many one-note characters. Still, the overall affair is bags of fun, with Get Happy an obvious highlight.