Turn-of-the-century Connecticut. Young Richard Miller, from a middle-class family, loves neighbor Muriel despite her father's objections to Richard's revolutionary ideas.Turn-of-the-century Connecticut. Young Richard Miller, from a middle-class family, loves neighbor Muriel despite her father's objections to Richard's revolutionary ideas.Turn-of-the-century Connecticut. Young Richard Miller, from a middle-class family, loves neighbor Muriel despite her father's objections to Richard's revolutionary ideas.
Gloria DeHaven
- Muriel McComber
- (as Gloria De Haven)
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
- Tommy Miller
- (as Butch Jenkins)
Anne Francis
- Elsie Rand
- (as Ann Francis)
Charles Bates
- Boy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSummer Holiday (1948) is a 1948 American musical-comedy film, directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Mickey Rooney and Gloria DeHaven. The picture is based on the play "Ah, Wilderness!" (1933) by Eugene O'Neill, which had been filmed under that name by MGM in 1935 Ah, Wilderness! (1935) with Rooney in a much smaller role, as the younger brother. Though completed in October 1946, this film sat on the shelf until 1948.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the "Stanley Steamer" segment Richard Miller (Mickey Rooney) lights the burner in the steamer then gets in and drives away accompanied by several explosions from under the hood. A Stanley Steamer took several minutes to develop steam and could not be driven immediately, also there was nothing under the hood but a burner and a boiler neither of which would cause explosions of the type shown.
- Quotes
Richard Miller: Mankind was better off when we lived in the Dark Ages... when everybody went around naked!
Uncle Sid: Well, maybe so. But today it might interfere with your social life.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM Guest Programmer: Michael Feinstein (2015)
- SoundtracksOur Home Town
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Ralph Blane
Performed by Walter Huston, Mickey Rooney, Gloria DeHaven, Selena Royle (dubbed by Denny Wilson), Agnes Moorehead, Shirley Johns, Michael Kirby, Frank Morgan, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
[Sung by the primary cast in the opening scene montage]
Featured review
An unusual way of doing something old
The play on which it was based was a piece of homey Americana and this version continues that. True Mickey Rooney sometimes overacts but he is a real personality and believable. The idea of singing some of the speeches is what's unusual and I believe it works. It sets this film apart from the rest. I always felt the bar room scene was almost a different play and it's done well especially by M. Maxwell. Have you noticed that her hat and dress changes color depending on how Mickey sees her in that scene?
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Ah, Wilderness!
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,258,325 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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