Strike Up the Band (1940)
- Directed by
- Busby Berkeley
- Genre
- musical film, romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 27 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenager dreams of winning a big band contest followed by a performance with a famous bandleader. He and his friends put together a show to raise money for a trip to Chicago.
livelyenergeticwhimsicalupbeatold-fashionedcharmingbrightfun
What happens
Strike Up the Band is a 1940 American musical film produced by the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Busby Berkeley and stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, in the second of a series of musicals they co-starred in, after Babes in Arms, all directed by Berkeley. The story written for the 1927 stage musical Strike Up the Band, and its successful 1930 Broadway revision, bear no resemblance to this film, aside from the title song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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