What is Summer Stock?
{{italictitle}} {{Infobox movie | name = Summer Stock | image = | image_size = | caption = | director = [[Charles Walters]] | producer = [[Joe Pasternak]] | writer = [[George Wells (screenwriter)|George Wells]] (writer), Sy Gromberg (writer and story) | starring = [[Judy Garland]]<br>[[Gene Kelly]]<br>[[Gloria DeHaven]]<br>[[Marjorie Main]]<br>[[Phil Silvers]]<br>[[Eddie Bracken]] | music = [[Harry Warren]], [[Mack Gordon]], [[Saul Chaplin]], [[Harold Arlen]] | cinematography = Robert Planck | editing = Albert Akst | distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | released = August 31, 1950 | runtime = 109 minutes | country = [[United States]] | language = English | budget = }} '''''Summer Stock''''' is a [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] [[musical]] [[movie]]. It was made in [[1950]]. The movie was directed by [[Charles Walters]] and stars [[Judy Garland]], [[Gene Kelly]], [[Eddie Bracken]], [[Gloria DeHaven]], [[Marjorie Main]] and [[Phil Silvers]]. Nicholas Castle Sr. was the [[Choreography|choreographer]]. [[Judy Garland]] struggled with many personal problems during filming, and ''Summer Stock'' was her last MGM movie. It was also her last pairing with [[Gene Kelly]] onscreen. MGM terminated Garland's contract - by mutual agreement - in September 1950.<ref>Frank, p. 285</ref> == Plot == Jane Falbury (Garland) is a farm owner. Her actress sister Abigail (DeHaven) arrives at the farm with her theater troupe. They need a practice stage, and Jane and her housekeeper Esme (Main) reluctantly agree to let them use their barn. The actors and actresses, including the director Joe Ross (Kelly), repay her hospitality by doing chores around the farm. Although Joe is engaged to Abigail, he begins to fall in love with Jane after Abigail leaves him in an angry fit. Jane is engaged to Orville (Bracken), but falls in love with Joe. The movie ends with a spectacular show in the barn itself, with the new leading lady, Jane. == Soundtra