Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band (1940)

The merriest pair on the screen!

  • Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
  • Release Date: 1940-09-27
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 23 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Busby Berkeley
star 6.2/10
From 23 Ratings
6.8

Summary

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.

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  • Mickey Rooney

    as Jimmy Connors

  • Judy Garland

    as Mary Holden

  • June Preisser

    as Barbara Frances Morgan

  • William Tracy

    as Phillip Turner

  • Larry Nunn

    as Willie Brewster

  • Paul Whiteman

    as Paul Whiteman

  • Margaret Early

    as Annie

  • Ann Shoemaker

    as Mrs. Connors

  • Francis Pierlot

    as Mr. Judd

  • Virginia Brissac

    as Mrs. May Holden

  • George Lessey

    as Mr. Morgan

  • Enid Bennett

    as Mrs. Morgan

  • Howard Hickman

    as Doctor

  • Sarah Edwards

    as Miss Hodges

  • Milton Kibbee

    as Mr. Holden

  • Helen Jerome Eddy

    as Mrs. Brewster

  • Jack Albertson

    as Barker (uncredited)

  • Joe Yule

    as Ticket Seller at Fair (uncredited)

  • Lowden Adams

    as Morgan's Butler

  • Richard Allen

    as Policeman

  • Eddie Buzard

    as Young Man

  • Elliott Carpenter

    as Henry - the Train Porter

  • Don Castle

    as Charlie

  • Maxine Cook

    as Girl

  • Vondell Darr

    as Indian Love Lyrics Student

  • Joe Devlin

    as 3 Balls 10¢ Attendant

  • Mary Jo Ellis

    as Student

  • Roland Got

    as Morgan's House Boy

  • Lois James

    as Student

  • Louise La Planche

    as Student

  • Linda Leighton

    as Student

  • Lois Lindsay

    as Dancer

  • Margaret Marquis

    as 'Antony and Cleopatra' Girl

  • Mickey Martin

    as Boy

  • Harry McCrillis

    as Booper Martin - Tuba Player

  • Sidney Miller

    as Sid - a Student

  • Jack Mulhall

    as Man Phoning in Constest Winner

  • Wallace Musselwhite

    as Student

  • Sherrie Overton

    as 'Romeo and Juliet' Girl

  • Dick Paxton

    as Dick - Second Trumpet Player

  • Henry Rackin

    as

  • Naida Reynolds

    as Student

  • Henry Roquemore

    as Mr. Mollison

  • Virginia Sale

    as Music Teacher

  • Helen Seamon

    as Student

  • Helen Seamon

    as Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Boy

  • Myron Speth

    as Student

  • Leonard Sues

    as Leonard - Trumpet Player

  • Victoria Vinton

    as Student

  • Billy Wayne

    as Clown

  • Douglas Wilson

    as Student
Directing Busby Berkeley Director
Production Arthur Freed Producer
Camera Ray June Director of Photography
Writing Fred F. Finklehoffe Screenplay
Writing John Monks Jr. Screenplay
Sound George Gershwin Songs
Writing Ira Gershwin Lyricist
Art Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
Art Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Directing William Ryan Assistant Director

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