Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy garland to show the. With recent success mgm teams up once again the young stars mickey. Strike up the band 1940 stream and watch online moviefone. In 2010, i revealed i had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. 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. Strike up the band film by berkeley 1940 britannica. Its no secret that the hollywood comet loves musicals. 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. But per chance they meet paul whiteman in person and are able to convince him that their band is good enough, so he. 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 was the second of four backyard musicals mickey rooney and judy garland made together between 1939 and 1943. Certainly, gershwin was a fine composer of show tunes, but his limited output as a classical composer is hugely overrated. Strike up the band full movie 1940 lets join, fullhd movies season episode here. 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. Judy garland film set strike up the band 1939 mgm judy garland and mickey rooney in strike. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades.
A highschool band sets out to win a national radio contest. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland. Except for the concerto in f theres no way that gershwin can be compared to the other two. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Strike up the band 1940 a march through film history. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Strike up the band 1940 was another rooneygarland vehicle, with. Strike up the band 1940 0927 1940 us comedy, music, romance 2h user score. 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.
Jimmy and his friends decide to put on an epic student play to raise. The best thing about this movie is that it appeals to all ages. Strike up the band is a 1940 american musical film produced by the arthur freed unit at metrogoldwynmayer. 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. I say that only because the movie was made in the 1940s. Strike up the band is a showcase for the effervescent rooney and the dynamic garland. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. 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. 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. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down.
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. 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. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy. That was a political satire that had trouble getting to broadway, and when it did, it had only a short run of. 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.
Strike up the band is a musical about a teenager with dreams of making. Jimmy mickey rooneyand mary judy garland discuss ideas for a new school band. Mickey rooney, judy garland, orchestra, chorus and dancers. The 1930 broadway production of strike up the band, with music and lyrics by george gershwin and ira gershwin, had no relation to the story of this film. Jimmy connors rooney and mary holden garland stage a. Judy garland and mickey rooney star as a pair of talented teenagers who stage an orchestra show intending to enter a competition in chicago. 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. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to chicago for the contest. Lets put on a swell show and call it strike up the band. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy garland to show the grownups how to do things right. It ran in philadelphia that year, unsuccessfully, and on. Abe and rose struggle with finances while joel finds an ideal spot for his ne. The world series is always played at the home stadiums of the competing teams and the 1937 series was between. Read the strike up the band movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Strike up the band 1940 teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader paul whiteman himself. Teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader paul whiteman himself. You are bidding on an original vintage strike up the band photo. Strike up the band 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The judy garland show, for 26 episodes during the 196364 season. Teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted. Strike up the band busby berkeley, mickey rooney, judy. The film was directed by busby berkeley and stars mickey. Strike up the band 1940 cast and crew teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader paul whiteman himself. Strike up the band 1940 trailers and clips moviefone. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money. The lyrics to strike up the band were altered by ira gershwin several times to please the powers that be in hollywood. That lame diatribe for me gives this movie an f minus. Play now strike up the band movie clip opening opening title sequence for the mickey rooney and judy. Jimmy connors and his girlfriend want to take part in paul whitemans highschool bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. Strike up the band 1940stream and watch online moviefone. Jimmy and mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra.
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