Babes on Broadway (1942)

The Metro Goldwyn Mayer Story (1940-1944) (212 movies items)

"Released on December 31, 1941"

Fay Bainter’s Movies (30 person items)

" Mickey Rooney, Fay Bainter and Judy Garland"

Babes on Broadway

“The weakest of the four “let’s put on a show” musicals Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland made; Babes on Broadway ironically also contains some of the best individual materials of the four films. But there’s no getting around a few simple facts: Babes on Broadway is too long and convoluted, and the minstrel show sequence finale is such a sour note that it nearly negates everything that came before it. At least they’re not in blackface for the fadeout performance of the title song.   This one really amplifies the reoccurring theme of Rooney as an oily hustler who will do anything to succeed and get ahead. He will be humbled by his experiences in this story, of course, and become worthy of Garland’s love and admiration. Garland gets more of a spine here by letting Rooney know that” read more