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At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has his eye on gold-digging vamp Pat McClellan. Tommy's grades start to slip, which keeps him from playing in the big game. Connie eventually finds out Tommy really loves her and devises a plan to win him back and to get him back on the field.
Good News (1947) is a music, comedy and romance film directed by Charles Walters, released on December 4, 1947 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall and Joan McCracken. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 28 ratings.
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June Allyson
as Connie Lane
Peter Lawford
as Tommy Marlowe
Patricia Marshall
as Pat McClellan
Joan McCracken
as Babe Doolittle
Ray McDonald
as Bobby Turner
Mel Tormé
as Danny
Robert E. Strickland
as Peter Van Dyne III
Donald MacBride
as Coach Johnson
Tom Dugan
as Pooch
Clinton Sundberg
as Professor Kennyon
Loren Tindall
as Beef
Connie Gilchrist
as Cora
Directed by Charles Walters, written by Adolph Green, Betty Comden and Ray Henderson, produced by Arthur Freed.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 28 ratings.
Now despite the fact that just about everyone here is at least five years older than their college comedy characters, this is still quite a fun outing for June Allyson and Peter Lawford. She is "Connie", a school librarian with a penchant for French who is keen on Lawford's "Tommy". He's the school heart-throb; the son of a millionaire pickled cucumber farmer and hooked up with the obviously gold-digging "Pat"…
Reviewed on July 24, 2026
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Good News (1947) is available to stream on Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Good News (1947) includes June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Patricia Marshall, Joan McCracken and Ray McDonald. The film was directed by Charles Walters. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Good News was released on December 4, 1947 and runs for 1h 35m.
Good News (1947) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 28 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy music, comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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