Product Details

• Actors: Mickey Rooney, Gloria DeHaven, Walter Huston, Frank Morgan, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
• Directors: Rouben Mamoulian
• Writers: Albert Hackett, Eugene O'Neill, Frances Goodrich, Irving Brecher, Jean Holloway
• Producers: Arthur Freed
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM/UA Home Video
• VHS Release Date: February 24, 1995
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302077842
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,224 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Technicolor splendor, October 20, 2003

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jamie (Boston MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is one of the most gorgeous technicolor films ever. Director Rouben Mamoulian is second only to Vincente Minnelli when it comes to having an eye for color design. This film is a musical remake of
Eugene O'Neil's play "Ah, Wilderness!" The cast is first rate--Walter Huston, Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan (a delight as always), Agnes Moorehead, and the lovely Gloria DeHaven, who is a
fine singer. The songs by Harry Warren and Ralph Blane aren't what
you could call tunes you'll sing after viewing the film; they help
advance the story in a way similiar to Meet Me in St. Louis. This
movie was filmed in 1946 but not released until 1948 when Rooney's MGM contract came to its end. A simple turn of the century family story--high school graduation, Fourth of July
celebration (a beautiful sequence), first love (and first taste
of alcohol) and paternal wisdom. The section with Rooney and
Marilyn Miller as a bar floozy whose look grows more lascivious
as he has his first drink is a triumph of color cinematography
design. If you love technicolor this is a must-see film.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little musical, December 10, 2004

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THIERRY "THIERRY" (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I really liked this musical. I admit it don't have much of a story line but it was throughly enjoyable. Especially Mickey Rooney...this was one of the very last movies he made for MGM. I guess the best part about this movie is waiting to see if his girlfriend Murial will ever kiss him. Of course I'm writing this review based on the fact that I'm very partial to Mickey Rooney. I don't think there is an actor a ever liked better. This movie is cute. My favorite song is The Stanley Steemer. Cute flick and if you are a Mickey Rooney fan you should see this one. ;)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MGM AND WARNER GET WITH IT !!!!, July 31, 2007

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Robert M. Bonnett "bobbinthehouse" (towson, md.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer Holiday [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Most people dont have VHS anymore! We cant watch this movie on out Plasma tvs. Please re-master it on DVD so we too can enjoy it !!!