A Date with Judy (film) Ann Gillis. Thomas E. Breen was originally set to co-star in the film with Jane Powell, and Leslie Kardos was set to direct. Selena Royle replaced Mary Astor, who withdrew from the film due to illness. A biography of director Vincente Minnelli notes that a musical number entitled "Mulligatawny", which was created by Stanley Donen, was cut from the film before its release. Actress Patricia Crowley portrayed "Judy Foster" in the ABC television series "A Date with Judy", which ran from 1951 to 1953. The film was a hit, earning $3,431,000 in the US and Canada and $1,155,000 elsewhere resulting
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