Babes in Arms (1939)

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6.9	Rating (34 ratings)
6.4	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Busby Berkeley

Starring (View all)

Mickey Rooney
Mickey Moran

Judy Garland
Patsy Barton

Charles Winninger
Joe Moran

Guy Kibbee
Judge Black

June Preisser
Rosalie Essex

Grace Hayes
Florrie Moran

Betty Jaynes
Molly Moran

Douglas McPhail
Don Brice

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Richard Rodgers

Anita Loos
uncredited

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Babes in Arms

4 years, 11 months ago at Jun 16 5:05

JxSxPx

1939 truly was a golden year for the studio era and for American film. Here is a bonafide classic filled with memorable musical moments, elaborate camerawork, a stunning juvenile performance from Judy Garland, and the whole thing runs so effortlessly and smoothly that it seems over just as it was starting. Not entirely surprising to discover this was MGM’s biggest money-maker of the year. ... read more

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Release date: 13 October 1939

Tags: Child Star (1), MGM Studios (1), Based On Stage Play (1), Theatrical Family (1), Minstrel Show (1), Rooney And Garland (1), Broadway Manhattan New York City (1), Manhattan New York City (1), Show Within A Show (1), Music Rehearsal (1), Musical Acts (1), Bonfire (1), Blackface (1), Teen Angst (1), Backstage (1), Rehearsal (1), Comedy (1), Young Love (1), Family Relationships (1), Vaudeville (1)

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Babes in Arms

“1939 truly was a golden year for the studio era and for American film. Here is a bonafide classic filled with memorable musical moments, elaborate camerawork, a stunning juvenile performance from Judy Garland, and the whole thing runs so effortlessly and smoothly that it seems over just as it was starting. Not entirely surprising to discover this was MGM’s biggest money-maker of the year. I’m sorry, did you think I was discussing The Wizard of Oz? Well, work on your surprised face because The Wizard of Oz was a notorious underperformer at the box office during its initial run, and Babes in Arms, Garland’s other great movie of 1939, is the one I’m settling in to talk about. While it doesn’t occupy the rarified space in the pop cultural landscape and collective imagination as” read more

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