Strike Up the Band
1940 · Movie · NR · 120 min
★ 7.1(27)unSUB Rating
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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Details
- Years
- 1940
- Release date
- 1940-09-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 120 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.6/10 (27 votes)
Themes
- musical
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1941
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1941 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1941 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Busby Berkeley