A Date with Judy (film) this film. The big high school dance in Santa Barbara is coming up. Judy Foster (Jane Powell) expects boyfriend "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett) to be her escort, but he declines. Meanwhile, Oogie's sister, sophisticated senior Carol Pringle (Elizabeth Taylor), has booked famous bandleader Xavier Cugat and his orchestra for the dance. Cugat's lady friend, Rosita Cochellas (Carmen Miranda), is a dance instructor. She is secretly giving rumba lessons to Judy's dad, Melvin Foster (Wallace Beery), who wants to surprise his wife with a dance for their upcoming wedding anniversary. Soda shop owner Pop Scully (Lloyd Corrigan) introduces a disappointed Judy
Judy Brownlee drinking. Judy was delighted when old flame, Mitch Gillespie (John Wraight) arrived in Ferndale. They started to date and Judy decided to live in Australia with him. The two departed in February, both on motorbikes. Judy was seen as uncompromising and professional. Judy was shown to be racist but know to keep her tendencies to herself. Rees thought this was a good personality trait for the character as it made the audience realise the capacity of such thoughts and consider the situations socially. Judy was very professional but found herself with poor social skills as a result. She struggled to