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Strike up the Band

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Strike up the Band
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NR,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Musical
Released:
January 1, 1940
Director:
Busby Berkeley
Starring:
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman  ...more
Synopsis: Hey, gang! Let's put on a swell show and call it Strike Up the Band! Yes, it's the irrepressible Mickey Rooney, teamed up again with Judy Garland to show the grownups how to do things right. This time, Rooney wants to organize a high-school band. He hopes to enter a competition being held in Chicago by the great orchestra leader Paul Whiteman; all he needs is two hundred dollars for train fare. To raise the money, Rooney, Garland and company stage a student "mellerdrammer" that in real life would ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
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. The movie is saddled with a typical "let's put on a show" plot, although for variety this time it's a show involving an orchestra. The dialogue runs exactly as you expect it to, but it still has a certain naïve charm that makes it fun, and the "Nell of New Rochelle" ... Full Review
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Mickey Rooney
Jimmy Connors
Judy Garland
Mary Holden
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
June Preisser
Barbara Frances Morgan
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