Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band
1940ComedyMusicRomance120 mins
★★★★★

Plot

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.

  • Busby Berkeley

    Director

  • Fred F. Finklehoffe

    Screenplay

  • John Monks Jr.

    Screenplay

  • Ira Gershwin

    Lyricist

  • Ray June

    Director of Photography

  • Mickey Rooney

    Jimmy Connors

  • Judy Garland

    Mary Holden

  • June Preisser

    Barbara Frances Morgan

  • William Tracy

    Phillip Turner

  • Larry Nunn

    Willie Brewster

  • Paul Whiteman

    Paul Whiteman

  • Margaret Early

    Annie

  • Ann Shoemaker

    Mrs. Connors

  • Francis Pierlot

    Mr. Judd

  • Virginia Brissac

    Mrs. May Holden

  • George Lessey

    Mr. Morgan

  • Enid Bennett

    Mrs. Morgan

  • Howard Hickman

    Doctor

  • Sarah Edwards

    Miss Hodges

  • Milton Kibbee

    Mr. Holden

  • Helen Jerome Eddy

    Mrs. Brewster

  • Jack Albertson

    Barker (uncredited)

  • Joe Yule

    Ticket Seller at Fair (uncredited)

  • Lowden Adams

    Morgan's Butler

  • Richard Allen

    Policeman

  • Eddie Buzard

    Young Man

  • Elliott Carpenter

    Henry - the Train Porter

  • Don Castle

    Charlie

  • Maxine Cook

    Girl

  • Vondell Darr

    Indian Love Lyrics Student

  • Joe Devlin

    3 Balls 10¢ Attendant

  • Mary Jo Ellis

    Student

  • Roland Got

    Morgan's House Boy

  • Lois James

    Student

  • Louise La Planche

    Student

  • Linda Leighton

    Student

  • Lois Lindsay

    Dancer

  • Margaret Marquis

    'Antony and Cleopatra' Girl

  • Mickey Martin

    Boy

  • Harry McCrillis

    Booper Martin - Tuba Player

  • Sidney Miller

    Sid - a Student

  • Jack Mulhall

    Man Phoning in Constest Winner

  • Wallace Musselwhite

    Student

  • Sherrie Overton

    'Romeo and Juliet' Girl

  • Dick Paxton

    Dick - Second Trumpet Player

    • Runtime

    120 minutes

    Released

    1940-09-27

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • George Gershwin

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    78 days ago

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