Tonight's Movie: Two Weeks With Love (1950) - A Warner Archive Blu-ray Review

I last revisited this film a decade ago, in 2015, and rather than completely "reinvent the wheel" I invite readers to click over to that review for my extensive thoughts on a charming movie. I have a lot of love for this film and spent quite a bit of time in that review "digging deep" regarding both my history with the film and my overall feelings about it.
Suffice it to say here that this film about the Robinson family spending their annual two-week vacation in the Catskills is a joyous viewing experience, whether it's awkward young Patti (Jane Powell), newly turned 17, falling head over heels for dashing Demi (Ricardo Montalban) or lighthearted younger sister Melba (Debbie Reynolds) chasing after gangly Billy (Carleton Carpenter) and singing "Aba Daba Honeymoon."There's no original score, but the music is catchy and delightfully performed, and the story and performers are engaging.As I wrote in 2015, "It's a slender plot yet suffused with real and recognizable emotions...all told in wonderful color."Additional cast members include Louis Calhern and Ann Harding as Powell and Reynolds' parents and Tommy Rettig and Gary Gray as their little brothers; Clinton Sundberg as the resort owner; and Phyllis Kirk as the glamorous "other woman" going after Montalban.
The lovely Warner Archive Blu-ray print is from a 1080p HD master from a 4K scan of the original nitrate Technicolor camera negatives. Print and sound quality are excellent.Disc extras consist of the 1995 PRIVATE SCREENINGS episode with Robert Osborne interviewing Jane Powell; the 10-minute Pete Smith Specialty short CRASHING THE MOVIES (1950); another short, SCREEN ACTORS (1950); and the Tex Avery cartoon GARDEN GOPHER (1950). The disc also includes a song selection menu, always a welcome extra for those of us who enjoy revisiting musical numbers.
This film and Blu-ray are both highly recommended.
Thanks to the Warner Archive for providing a review copy of this Blu-ray. Warner Archive Blu-rays may be ordered from Movie Zyng, Amazon, and other online retailers.
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