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MSRP: $21.99
Everyoneâs favorite college musical
Good News was brought to the screen for the first time by MGM in 1930 after wowing Broadway audiences in 1927 as one of a new breed of musical comedies which were leaving the established operetta form behind in a wave of nostalgic dust. MGM had originally intended remaking the musical as a vehicle for their new teenaged stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, and it remained on their feature schedule for several years until the team had finally disbanded as each star went on to new cinematic pastures solo. Arthur Freed and his co-producer Roger Edens pulled the title from mothballs for a new musical team June Allyson and Van Johnson, but by the time the movie was ready to be produced, Johnson, one of the top ten box-office stars in America, was too busy with other projects and contract player Peter Lawford was substituted. While the substitution was merely adequate, the movie was nevertheless one of the feel-good fea