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Listen, Darling

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Dottie Wingate (Mary Astor), a widow taking care of her daughter, Pinkie (Judy Garland), and her son, Billie (Scotty Beckett), decides to marry Arthur Drubbs (Gene Lockhart), a dour banker, for the financial sake of her children. Horrified at the prospect, the children kidnap Dottie with the help of their Uncle Joe (Charley Grapewin). At a camping site, Pinkie and Buzz meet free-spirited lawyer Richard Thurlow (Walter Pidgeon) and scheme to bring him together with their mother.

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John Kinloch California Eagle 10/22/2019
Listen, Darling is one of those rare B-pictures that captures a singular charm and spontaneity which most class A productions miss completely. Go to Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 07/24/2019
You have to be awfully sympathetic with the teen ages to get much pleasure out of Listen, Darling. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/14/2010
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Steve D @RT35616104 05/18/2023 The script keeps bouncing between trying too hard and not trying. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 08/22/2022 Listen, Darling is a decent film. It is about a daughter who is trying to stop her mother from entering into a loveless marriage. Judy Garland and Freddie Bartholomew give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Edwin L. Marin did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the humor and drama. See more 02/19/2015 Average MGM vehicle serves as a showcase for young Judy Garland, who sings "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart." See more 08/18/2012 Predictable, yes, but Judy Garland and Freddie Bartholomew are a winning pair and put this over and are quite charming. See more 01/15/2011 A great family film. Very sweet and funny. Judy Garland sings "sing with the strings of my heart" and it was great!!!!! See more 06/09/2010 good story young judy what more can u ask for? See more Read all reviews
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Edwin L. Marin

Director

Judy Garland

'Pinkie' Wingate

Freddie Bartholomew

'Buzz' Mitchell

Mary Astor

Dottie Wingate

Walter Pidgeon

Richard Thurlow

Alan Hale

J.J. Slattery
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Synopsis Dottie Wingate (Mary Astor), a widow taking care of her daughter, Pinkie (Judy Garland), and her son, Billie (Scotty Beckett), decides to marry Arthur Drubbs (Gene Lockhart), a dour banker, for the financial sake of her children. Horrified at the prospect, the children kidnap Dottie with the help of their Uncle Joe (Charley Grapewin). At a camping site, Pinkie and Buzz meet free-spirited lawyer Richard Thurlow (Walter Pidgeon) and scheme to bring him together with their mother.
Director
Edwin L. Marin
Producer
Jack Cummings
Screenwriter
Elaine Ryan, Anne Morrison Chapin
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 21, 1938, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 6, 2016
Runtime
1h 12m