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Director: Busby Berkeley

Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman

Hey Gang, let's put on a SWELL show!Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney star as a pair of talented teenagers who stage an orchestra show intending to enter a competition in Chicago.Jimmy Connors (Rooney) and Mary Holden (Garland) stage a musical spectacular worthy of Broadway, manage to scrimp, save and borrow to raise the money for a trip to Chicago ... and overcome the life crises that can only affect adolescents. But on the eve of their trip, with everything ready, one of their orchestra members becomes ill, and the underaged impresarios spend their $200 stake to fly him to a hospital. Yet somehow, with a lot of singing, dancing and luck, everything is going to turn out all right when they Strike Up The Band!Academy Award for Best Sound Recording.Academy Award nominations for Best Music, Original Song (Our Love Affair) and Best Music, Score.

Genre: Romance

Year: 1940

Running time: 120 minutes

Territory: Worldwide

Studio: Warner

Hey Gang, let's put on a SWELL show!Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney star as a pair of talented teenagers who stage an orchestra show intending to enter a competition in Chicago.Jimmy Connors (Rooney) and Mary Holden (Garland) stage a musical spectacular worthy of Broadway, manage to scrimp, save and borrow to raise the money for a trip to Chicago ... and overcome the life crises that can only affect adolescents. But on the eve of their trip, with everything ready, one of their orchestra members becomes ill, and the underaged impresarios spend their $200 stake to fly him to a hospital. Yet somehow, with a lot of singing, dancing and luck, everything is going to turn out all right when they Strike Up The Band!Academy Award for Best Sound Recording.Academy Award nominations for Best Music, Original Song (Our Love Affair) and Best Music, Score.




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