{"id":69196,"date":"2021-02-07T10:52:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T17:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69196"},"modified":"2021-02-07T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:03:26","slug":"good-news-1947","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69196","title":{"rendered":"Good News (1947)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I sure wish someone loved me the way you love you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster-191x270.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Poster.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA poor co-ed (June Allyson) falls for her college&#8217;s football hero (Peter Lawford), but a scheming, self-absorbed gold digger (Patricia Marshall) is determined to snag Lawford for herself.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College<\/li>\n<li>Gold Diggers<\/li>\n<li>June Allyson Films<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<li>Peter Lawford Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis MGM musical &#8212; the first directorial effort of Charles Walters, who went on to helm <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19920\"><em>Easter Parade<\/em> (1948)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=28663\"><em>The Barkleys of Broadway<\/em> (1949)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19785\"><em>Summer Stock<\/em> (1950)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3098\"><em>Lili<\/em> (1953)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31011\"><em>High Society<\/em> (1956)<\/a> &#8212; is the second cinematic adaptation of the similarly-titled <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_News_(musical)\">1927 Broadway musical<\/a>. It&#8217;s pure fluff all the way, with a comedically villainous gold digger (Marshall) so in love with herself she intones, &#8220;You wonderful creature&#8221; while gazing in the mirror:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Marshall-You-Wonderful-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and a clueless football star who falls for Allyson while she&#8217;s tutoring him in French, invites her to the Prom:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-New-Invitation-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; then promptly reneges on his invitation once Marshall comes prancing back into his life: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Renege-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Allyson forgive Lawson &#8212; and <em>should<\/em> she, really? It matters not a whit, given it&#8217;s the songs and dances here that hold front and center:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Pass-Peace-Pipe-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Varsity-Drag-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8212; though they&#8217;re not nearly enough to elevate this silly stock musical to anything other than a mildly nostalgic diversion (one which post-WWII audiences were surely eager to lap up). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allyson and Lawford performing &#8220;The French Lesson&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-French-Lesson-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vibrant Technicolor cinematography and sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Good-News-Triangle-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can definitely skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0039431\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s180news.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/good-news\/review\/2030105021\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I sure wish someone loved me the way you love you.&#8221; Synopsis: A poor co-ed (June Allyson) falls for her college&#8217;s football hero (Peter Lawford), but a scheming, self-absorbed gold digger (Patricia Marshall) is determined to snag Lawford for herself. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: College Gold Diggers June Allyson Films Musicals Peter Lawford Films Romantic Comedy Review: This MGM musical &#8212; the first directorial effort of Charles Walters, who went on to helm Easter Parade (1948), The Barkleys of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69196\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69196"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69258,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69196\/revisions\/69258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}