Babes on Broadway

Babes on Broadway (1941)

Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.

Data lansării
1941-12-31
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (25)
Durată
1 h 58 min
Genuri
Comedie, Muzică, Romantic
Regizor
Busby Berkeley

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Babes on Broadway is a 1941 American musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland and directed by Busby Berkeley, with Vincente Minnelli directing Garland's big solo numbers. The film, which features Fay Bainter and Virginia Weidler, was the third in the "Backyard Musical" series about kids who put on their own show, following Babes in Arms (1939) and Strike Up the Band (1940). Songs in the film include "Babes on Broadway" by Burton Lane (music) and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg (lyrics), and "How About You?" by Lane with lyrics by Ralph Freed, the brother of producer Arthur Freed. The movie ends with a minstrel show performed by the main cast in blackface.

Production

Babes on Broadway was the third film in the "Backyard Musical" series, which included Babes in Arms (1939), Strike Up the Band (1940) and Girl Crazy (1943).

Producer Arthur Freed sought to repeat the success of Babes in Arms. Scriptwriter Fred Finklehoffe had also penned Strike Up the Band. Director and choreographer Busby Berkeley shot the musical number "Franklin D. Roosevelt Jones" in a single shot involving 38 separate camera moves.

During production, 19-year-old Garland eloped with her first husband, David Rose, in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Rooney met Ava Gardner, who would become his first wife.

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