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Strike Up the Band: Directed by Busby Berkeley. With Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman, June Preisser. A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Busby Berkeley
- 1940-09-27
Strike Up the Band is a musical film starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, directed by Busby Berkeley. It tells the story of a high school band that competes in a national contest in Chicago and faces a moral dilemma along the way.
Aug 18, 2014 · Listen to the classic song Strike Up the Band by George Gershwin, performed by Arthur Feidler and the Boston Pops with Peter Nero on piano. The video also shows the lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- 3 min
- 114K
- Samara Camargo
Strike Up the Band. 1998 Encores! Strike Up the Band is a 1927 musical with a book by Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by George Gershwin. It first ran as a satirical show in Philadelphia that year, unsuccessfully, and on Broadway in 1930 after the original book by George S. Kaufman was revised by Ryskind.
A 1927 song by George and Ira Gershwin, originally written for a musical satire on war and militarism. It became a popular march and a UCLA fight song, and was recorded by many artists.
A song from the 1927 musical of the same name, originally a satire of jingoistic wartime sentiment. Read the lyrics, annotations, Q&A, and watch live performances of this patriotic march.
A high-school band tries to win a radio contest in this classic Hollywood musical starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Watch clips, photos, and behind-the-scenes footage of this 1940 film directed by Busby Berkeley.
