Strike Up the Band (1940)
The merriest pair on the screen!
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 RooneyJimmy Connors
Judy GarlandMary Holden
June PreisserBarbara Frances Morgan
William TracyPhillip Turner
Larry NunnWillie Brewster
Paul WhitemanPaul Whiteman
Margaret EarlyAnnie
Ann ShoemakerMrs. Connors
Francis PierlotMr. Judd
Virginia BrissacMrs. May Holden
George LesseyMr. Morgan
Enid BennettMrs. MorganKeywords
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Genre affinityComedy · Romance · MusicTheme affinityMusicalMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference294334
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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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Strike Up the Band has a runtime of 120 minutes.
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