Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down. Judy garland film set strike up the band 1939 mgm judy garland and mickey rooney in strike. Strike up the band 1940 the huge success of the 1939 musical babes in arms directed by busby berkeley and starring mickey rooney and judy garland led mgm to quickly look for a follow up utilizing the same three talents. Strike up the band film by berkeley 1940 britannica. Play now strike up the band movie clip opening opening title sequence for the mickey rooney and judy. But per chance they meet paul whiteman in person and are able to convince him that their band is good enough, so he. Strike up the band is another teaming of mickey rooney and judy garland who are of course put in the position of putting on a show to save a band, a. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Strike up the band busby berkeley, mickey rooney, judy. Strike up the band 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The world series is always played at the home stadiums of the competing teams and the 1937 series was between. Strike up the band 1940 a march through film history. Lets put on a swell show and call it strike up the band. Read the strike up the band movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy garland to show the grownups how to do things right. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The judy garland show, for 26 episodes during the 196364 season.
A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to chicago for the contest. That was a political satire that had trouble getting to broadway, and when it did, it had only a short run of. A high schooler who taught his marching band to swing finds out the king of jazz himself, paul whiteman, is hosting a contest out in chicago and wants to. The finale is somewhat of a letdown, though it does include medleys of the previously performed songs which saves it, but strike up the band is far too tame to end such a great film. Notes about strike up the band, 1940, directed by busby berkeley, with mickey rooney, judy garland, paul whiteman and his orchestra, available from turner classic movies.
Strike up the band 1940 0927 1940 us comedy, music, romance 2h user score. I say that only because the movie was made in the 1940s. Certainly, gershwin was a fine composer of show tunes, but his limited output as a classical composer is hugely overrated. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. The only connection strike up the band has with the stage musical from which it is drawn is the glorious george and ira gershwin title tune. Jimmy mickey rooneyand mary judy garland discuss ideas for a new school band. Strike up the band is a musical about a teenager with dreams of making.
The lyrics to strike up the band were altered by ira gershwin several times to please the powers that be in hollywood. Released 1940, strike up the band stars mickey rooney, judy garland, paul whiteman the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which compiled. The best thing about this movie is that it appeals to all ages. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Strike up the band is another teaming of mickey rooney and judy garland who are of course put in the position of putting on a show to save a band, a school program for children, a school from closing, etc. Strike up the band 1940 stream and watch online moviefone. That lame diatribe for me gives this movie an f minus.
Strike up the band 1940 was another rooneygarland vehicle, with. Judy garland and mickey rooney star as a pair of talented teenagers who stage an orchestra show intending to enter a competition in chicago. Except for the concerto in f theres no way that gershwin can be compared to the other two. Strike up the band is a showcase for the effervescent rooney and the dynamic garland. The film was directed by busby berkeley and stars mickey rooney and judy garland, in the second of a series of musicals they costarred in, after babes in arms, all directed by berkeley. Strike up the band full movie 1940 lets join, fullhd movies season episode here. You are bidding on an original vintage strike up the band photo. Judy garland and mickey rooney, a powerhouse pair that made a number of films together, became two of the highest paid stars of the 1940s. Strike up the band 1940stream and watch online moviefone. At first mgm seriously considered starring rooney and garland in the college musical good news, but studio chief louis b. Jimmy connors and his girlfriend want to take part in paul whitemans highschool bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy garland to show the.
Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. Jimmy connors rooney and mary holden garland stage a. Strike up the band 1940 trailers and clips teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader paul whiteman himself. Read the full synopsis of strike up the band, 1940, directed by busby berkeley, with mickey rooney, judy garland, paul whiteman and his orchestra, at turner classic movies. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. Strike up the band was the second of four backyard musicals mickey rooney and judy garland made together between 1939 and 1943. Abe and rose struggle with finances while joel finds an ideal spot for his ne. Mayer changed his mind and chose strike up the band. Strike up the band is a 1927 musical with a book by morrie ryskind, lyrics by ira gershwin and music by george gershwin. Original 1940 strike up the band movie still photo judy. It ran in philadelphia that year, unsuccessfully, and on. With recent success mgm teams up once again the young stars mickey. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money. Jimmy and his friends decide to put on an epic student play to raise.
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