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Strike Up the Band (1940)
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Overview
Release Date:
27 September 1940 (USA) moreTagline:
The merriest pair on the screen in a great new musical show!Plot:
Jimmy Connors and his girl-friend want to take part in Paul Whiteman's highschool's band contest, but they cannot afford the fare... more | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
American dreaming moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mickey Rooney | ... | James 'Jimmy' Connors |
 | Judy Garland | ... | Mary Holden |
 | Paul Whiteman and Orchestra | ... | Group Performers |
| June Preisser | ... | Barbara Frances Morgan |
| William Tracy | ... | Philip 'Phil' Turner |
| Larry Nunn | ... | Willie Brewster |
| Paul Whiteman | ... | Paul Whiteman |
| Margaret Early | ... | Annie |
| Ann Shoemaker | ... | Mrs. Jessie Connors |
| Francis Pierlot | ... | Mr. Judd |
| Virginia Brissac | ... | Mrs. May Holden |
| George Lessey | ... | Mr. Morgan |
| Enid Bennett | ... | Mrs. Morgan |
| Howard C. Hickman | ... | Doctor (as Howard Hickman) |
| Sarah Edwards | ... | Miss Hodges, a Teacher |
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120 minCountry:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)MOVIEmeter: 
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The original camera negative was destroyed in May 1978 during a nitrate film fire in the George Eastman House archives. The fire also destroyed 328 other films' original camera negatives. moreQuotes:
Paul Whiteman: Take that boy on the street. Teach him to blow a horn and he'll never blow a safe. moreSoundtrack:
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I can't help it, I love Mickey and Judy, and this is their best film together. It has fun songs ("Our Love Affair" and "Do the La Conga" especially), good Busby Berkeley productions (both the aforementioned, especially the fruit-as-orchestra dream sequence!), but more importantly, it perfectly evokes the ideal small middle-American town, complete with understanding mothers and principals, swell fellas and gals, and a comforting everything's going to be just fine feeling. I can't help yearning for this never-never land of rebellious but polite youths and understanding old-timers!