Strike Up the Band
The merriest pair on the screen!
1940 | 120m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Busby Berkeley |
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| Writer: | Fred F. Finklehoffe, John Monks Jr. |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 27, 1940 |
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| Director: | Busby Berkeley |
| Writer: | Fred F. Finklehoffe, John Monks Jr. |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | musical |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | Jimmy Connors |
| Judy Garland | Mary Holden |
| June Preisser | Barbara Frances Morgan |
| William Tracy | Phillip Turner |
| Larry Nunn | Willie Brewster |
| Paul Whiteman | Paul Whiteman |
| Margaret Early | Annie |
| Ann Shoemaker | Mrs. Connors |
| Francis Pierlot | Mr. Judd |
| Virginia Brissac | Mrs. May Holden |
| George Lessey | Mr. Morgan |
| Enid Bennett | Mrs. Morgan |
| Howard Hickman | Doctor |
| Sarah Edwards | Miss Hodges |
| Milton Kibbee | Mr. Holden |
| Helen Jerome Eddy | Mrs. Brewster |
| Jack Albertson | Barker (uncredited) |
| Joe Yule | Ticket Seller at Fair (uncredited) |
| Lowden Adams | Morgan's Butler |
| Richard Allen | Policeman |
| Eddie Buzard | Young Man |
| Elliott Carpenter | Henry - the Train Porter |
| Don Castle | Charlie |
| Maxine Cook | Girl |
| Vondell Darr | Indian Love Lyrics Student |
| Joe Devlin | 3 Balls 10¢ Attendant |
| Mary Jo Ellis | Student |
| Roland Got | Morgan's House Boy |
| Lois James | Student |
| Louise La Planche | Student |
| Linda Leighton | Student |
| Lois Lindsay | Dancer |
| Margaret Marquis | 'Antony and Cleopatra' Girl |
| Mickey Martin | Boy |
| Harry McCrillis | Booper Martin - Tuba Player |
| Sidney Miller | Sid - a Student |
| Jack Mulhall | Man Phoning in Constest Winner |
| Wallace Musselwhite | Student |
| Sherrie Overton | 'Romeo and Juliet' Girl |
| Dick Paxton | Dick - Second Trumpet Player |
| Henry Rackin | |
| Naida Reynolds | Student |
| Henry Roquemore | Mr. Mollison |
| Virginia Sale | Music Teacher |
| Helen Seamon | Student |
| Helen Seamon | Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Boy |
| Myron Speth | Student |
| Leonard Sues | Leonard - Trumpet Player |
| Victoria Vinton | Student |
| Billy Wayne | Clown |
| Douglas Wilson | Student |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Gershwin | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Busby Berkeley | Director |
| Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| Fred F. Finklehoffe | Screenplay |
| John Monks Jr. | Screenplay |
| William Ryan | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Arthur Freed | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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