Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Aug 29, 2014 strike up the band 1940 like babes in arms 1939 this musical comedy starring mickey rooney and judy garland was directed by busby berkeley. With mickey rooney, judy garland, paul whiteman and orchestra, june preisser. Strike up the band original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city jan 14, 1930 and played through jun 28, 1930. Jimmy connors and his girlfriend want to take part in paul whitemans highschool bands contest, but they cannot afford the fare. Judy garland was an american actress, singer and vaudevillian who achieved international fame and recognition for her unique style of contralto vocals. With babes in arms a major success, mgm quickly laid plans for a sequel using much the same talent. Judy garland in strike up the band 1940 mickey rooney in strike up the band 1940 judy garland strike up the band 1941 judy garland film set strike up the band 1939 mgm judy garland and mickey. 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. Teenage drummer jimmy connors mickey rooney dreams of winning the contest for school bands hosted by popular band leader paul whiteman himself. Aside from the title tune, the 1940 judy garland mickey rooney musical film strike up the band had no relation to the stage production.
Jun 17, 2018 yes, the mickey rooneyjudy garland musical. What one finds is a rich body of wokr that while it might not have the amount of films as other legends, but whats there is of the highest quality. No horror, but it has a fantasy sequence with an allfruitvegetable orchestra. Rooney, as jimmy connors a full decade before the famous tennis player was. 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. Certainly, gershwin was a fine composer of show tunes, but his limited output as a classical composer is hugely overrated. Mickey rooney and judy garland in a publicity portrait for the film strike up the band, 1940. Rooney began his film career in the 1920s and has appeared in scores of feature films and tv shows, including the musicals babes in arms 1939 and strike up the band 1940 and the andy hardy. Rent strike up the band 1940 on dvd and bluray netflix. Media in category strike up the band film this category contains only the following file.
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. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. Strike up the band is a 1940 american musical film produced by the arthur freed unit at metrogoldwynmayer. Gallery of 16 movie poster and cover images for strike up the band 1940. For more information about strike up the band, visit warner video. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. A riotous blend of marx brothersstyle madness with a good poke to the ribs of the american militaryindustrial complex and political institutions, the 1927 version of strike up the band was well received by critics but rejected by audiences.
Jimmy mickey rooneyand mary judy garland discuss ideas for a new school band. Strike up the band 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Strike up the band was the second of four backyard musicals mickey rooney and judy garland made together between 1939 and 1943. Jampacked with youthful energy, the film once again proved mickey rooney to be a performer beyond comparison singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, mugging dominating every minute hes on the screen. Strike up the band soundtrack songs from the film strike. Strike up the band is a musical about a teenager with dreams of making. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy.
Lets put on a swell show and call it strike up the band. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. A fourth disc in the set has a full 1996 tcm interview show with mickey rooney and robert osborne, a trailer gallery of mickey and judy films and an extensive judy garland songbook that collects 21 full musical numbers from 1936 to 1954. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. That lame diatribe for me gives this movie an f minus. Definition of strike up the band in the idioms dictionary.
Strike up the band full movie 1940 lets join, fullhd moviesseasonepisode here. Strike up the band tony bennett and count basie album, an album by tony bennett with count basie and his orchestra. Rooneys character is a high school drummer who wants to have his own successful dance band. It was a follow up to mgms 1939 picture, babes in arms which also starred judy garland and mickey rooney and was directed by busby berkeley and produced by arthur freed. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland, mickey rooney movie hd subscribe to classic trailers. When their school doesnt help, they decide to raise the money. Strike up the band 1940stream and watch online moviefone.
That was a political satire that had trouble getting to broadway, and when it did, it had only a short run of 191 performances. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland, mickey rooney. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland, mickey. One of the best things it makes us feel is cheerful.
Strike up the band is a 1927 song composed by george gershwin, with lyrics by ira gershwin with the collaboration of millie raush. Strike up the band is a 1927 musical with a book by morrie ryskind, lyrics by ira gershwin and music by george gershwin. Opening title sequence for the mickey rooney and judy garland vehicle strike up the band, 1940, directed by busby berkeley with dance numbers by vincente minnelli view the tcmdb entry for strike up the band 1940. Strike up the band 1927 music by george gershwin lyrics by ira gershwin played during the opening credits sung by judy garland uncredited, mickey rooney uncredited, and chorus in the finale. The top ten highest grossing films by year from 1940 up to 1959. Strike up the band film by berkeley 1940 britannica. Drummer boy by mickey rooney and friends from the 1940 musical film strike up the band amazingly talented entertainer september 23, 1920 april 6, 2014 thank you, mickey. But the storyline in this film revolves around mickey rooney.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. The overture is often performed as a standalone concert work. Kaufman wrote for george and ira gershwins musical hit strike up the band new york 14 january 1930 bears no resemblance to this film. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland. In 1940 rooney was in the middle of his three year reign as the biggest box office. The finale is built around the title song, a natural and logical piece for this picture, with the cast singing and marching through an elaborate berkeley military. It ran in philadelphia that year, unsuccessfully, and on broadway in 1930 after the original book by george s. Feb 25, 2014 jimmy rooney and his best friend mary garland unite the music loving kids in town with the dream to be in paul whitemans band. Jimmy and his friends decide to put on an epic student play to raise. The working title of this film was babes on broadway. Strike up the band, a 1927 broadway musical with music by george and ira gershwin strike up the band song, a song from the musical strike up the band, a 1940 musical film starring judy garland and mickey rooney.
Buy strike up the band movie posters from movie poster shop. Historic 1929 film of george gershwin playing songs from strike up the band during rehearsals at the times square theatre, new york city shortly before the opening of the 1930 version of the show the version ira gershwin called the fifth try on january 14, 1930. Jimmy dan mary mendapatkan sekelompok anakanak bersamasama untuk bermain di orkestra sekolah. Strike up the band 1940 full movie 123movies free watch online with english subtitles. Musical month strike up the band 1940 to coincide with the one year anniversary of mickey rooneys passing yesterday, and as a small tribute to him, i thought i would present you all with a judy garland and mickey rooney movie. Apr 07, 2015 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. Strike up the band 1940 movie posters cinematerial. I say that only because the movie was made in the 1940s. 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.
Judy garlands filmography is split into the following. Rent strike up the band 1940 starring mickey rooney and judy garland on dvd and bluray. Drummer boy by mickey rooney and friends from the 1940 musical film strike up the band amazingly talented entertainer september 23, 1920 april 6, 2. Except for the concerto in f theres no way that gershwin can be compared to the other two. America declares war on switzerland over a trivial trade issue. Jun 11, 2018 contemporary film watchers may seek out strike up the band 1940 because they are judy garland fans. It was written for the 1927 musical strike up the band, where it formed part of a satire on war and militaristic music. In 1940 rooney was in the middle of his three year reign as the biggest box office attraction in the country garland ranked tenth that year and, not surprisingly, he gets the lions share of screen time in this exuberant mgm musical.
But per chance they meet paul whiteman in person and are able to convince him that their band is good enough, so he lends them the money. The musical was a sort of satire on war and militaristic music, and although it was not successful, the music has become quite well known, being performed by notable artists. Forty little mothers 1940 had eddie cantor playing it. Strike up the band 1940 where to watch it streaming online. Although the musical was not successful, the instrumental version of the song, titled the march from strike up the band, has become quite well. Strike up the band reunites director busby berkeley with stars judy garland and mickey rooney one year after babes in arms, and the result is a markedly superior effort all around. Strike up the band 1940 was another rooneygarland vehicle, with the duo as high schoolers determined that their band will win a nationwide radio contest held by band leader paul whiteman. Strike up the band 1940 letterboxd your life in film. 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.
Mickey rooney and judy garland in strike up the band. Jimmy and his friends decide to put on an epic student. Gershwin strike up the band 1929 rehearsals duration. The film won an academy award for its sound recording and its original song our love affair by george stoll and roger edens was oscar nominated as was their score. Strike up the band 1940 official trailer judy garland, mickey rooney movie hd. As we strike up the band this month, we will explore ways to make people happy using music. Strike up the band reunites director busby berkeley with stars judy garland and. However, the many ups and down of growing up including first love, personal. Yes, its the irrepressible mickey rooney, teamed up again with judy garland to show the grownups how to do things right.
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. Strike up the band part 2 our love affair video dailymotion. Purchase strike up the band on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Strike up the band 1940 in the good old days of classic. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Strike up the band 1940 a march through film history. Judy had a very natural acting style that holds up today, never coming across as actressy as many other well known actresses of the day.
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. In 1927 hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound. Aug 04, 2017 yet somehow, with a lot of singing, dancing and luck, everything is going to turn out all right when they strike up the band. The plot is still awfully slight there was a moment near the end of the film that drew out quite an eye roll from me, and the film still has too much mickey rooney in it for its own good, but berkeleys direction. Jimmy and mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. Rooney and garland are full of effervescent charm, and berkeley delivers some. Sebuah kontes besar antara sekolah akan datang dan mereka memiliki waktu yang sulit mengumpulkan uang untuk pergi ke chicago untuk kontes. Poignant scene from the 1940 mickey rooneyjudy garland film strike up the band. Strike up the band 1940 trailers and clips moviefone. Kaufman wrote for george and ira gershwins musical hit strike up the band new.
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