Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band (1940)

The merriest pair on the screen!

Comedy Music Romance

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.

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  • Release Date: 1940-09-27
  • Runtime: 2h 0min
  • Director: Busby Berkeley

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • 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

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