Babes in Arms
The big musical fun show!
1939 | 93m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Busby Berkeley |
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| Writer: | Kay Van Riper, Jack McGowan |
| Staring: |
| Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 10, 1939 |
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| Director: | Busby Berkeley |
| Writer: | Kay Van Riper, Jack McGowan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | show business, vaudeville |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Mickey Moran |
| Judy Garland | Patsy Barton |
| Charles Winninger | Joe Moran |
| Guy Kibbee | Judge Black |
| June Preisser | Rosalie Essex |
| Margaret Hamilton | Martha Steele |
| Grace Hayes | Florrie Moran |
| Betty Jaynes | Molly Moran |
| Douglas McPhail | Don Brice |
| Rand Brooks | Jeff Steele |
| Leni Lynn | Dody Martini |
| Johnny Sheffield | Bobs (as John Sheffield) |
| Henry Hull | Madox |
| Barnett Parker | William |
| Ann Shoemaker | Mrs. Barton |
| Joseph Crehan | Mr. Essex |
| George McKay | Brice |
| Henry Roquemore | Shaw |
| Lelah Tyler | Mrs. Brice |
| Charles D. Brown | Larry Randall (uncredited) |
| Ann Bupp | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Joe Caits | Vaudevillian Veteran (uncredited) |
| George F. Calger Jr. | Young Mickey Moran (uncredited) |
| Frank Darien | Mr. Parks - Druggist (uncredited) |
| Dick Dennis | Singer (uncredited) |
| James Donlan | Fred (uncredited) |
| Inna Gest | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Lois James | Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Booking Agent (uncredited) |
| Lon McCallister | Boy (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Vaudevilian Celebrant (uncredited) |
| Charles Smith | Shy Youth (uncredited) |
| Leonard Sues | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Libby Taylor | Millicent - Rosalie's Maid (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Vaudevillian Veteran (uncredited) |
| Frank Whitbeck | Trailer Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Robert Winkler | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Sidney Miller | Sid (uncredited) |
| Grace McDonald | Dolores Reynolds |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Kay Van Riper | Screenplay |
| Jack McGowan | Screenplay |
| William Ryan | Assistant Director |
| Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Art Smith | Unit Manager |
| George Bassman | Original Music Composer, Music Arranger |
| Annalee Whitmore | Additional Writing |
| Edgar Allan Woolf | Additional Writing |
| Leo Arnaud | Music Arranger |
| Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Wally Heglin | Orchestrator |
| Paul Marquardt | Orchestrator |
| Arthur Schutt | Orchestrator |
| Busby Berkeley | Director |
| George Stoll | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound |
| Richard Rodgers | Songs, Theatre Play |
| Lorenz Hart | Lyricist, Theatre Play |
| Anita Loos | Additional Writing |
| Noel Langley | Additional Writing |
| John Meehan | Additional Writing |
| Florence Ryerson | Additional Writing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Freed | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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