Strike Up the Band

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American film black-and-white film film musical film

"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film →
black-and-white film →
film →
musical film →
award Academy Award for Best Original Score nomination →
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording nomination →
basedOn original story →
cinematographyBy Ray June →
colorProcess black and white →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
director Busby Berkeley →
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
editedBy Ben Lewis →
era big band era →
featuresPerformer Judy Garland →
Mickey Rooney →
featuresSong Our Love Affair →
Strike Up the Band self-link →
filmingStudio MGM →
surface form: MGM Studios
genre musical →
romantic comedy →
hasJudyGarlandRole Mary Holden →
hasMickeyRooneyRole Jimmy Connors →
language English →
medium theatrical film →
musicBy Arthur Freed →
George Gershwin →
Roger Edens →
narrativeFocus student band competition →
notableFor big-band style musical sequences →
lively song-and-dance numbers →
originalLanguage English →
partOfSeries Mickey Rooney–Judy Garland films →
surface form: Mickey Rooney–Judy Garland musicals
producer Arthur Freed →
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
releaseDate 1940-09-27 →
releaseFormat theatrical release →
releaseYear 1940 →
runtimeMinutes 120 →
setIn high school →
starring Judy Garland →
June Preisser →
Margaret Early →
Mickey Rooney →
Paul Whiteman →
William Tracy →

Referenced by (3)

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Strike Up the Band → featuresSong → Strike Up the Band self-link →
Babes on Broadway → follows → Strike Up the Band →
Judy Garland → notableWork → Strike Up the Band →