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This fun-filled spin-off of the Rodgers & Hart Broadway musical by the same name, features Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as two young children of vaudevillian parents who aren't included in their parents travels, so they set out to produce a show of their own. Rooney's the driver here and he's up against the administrators of a fogy state-run trade school, who think the whole show idea is nonsense. A listening judge gives them 30 days to put on the show and prove they don't belong in the jail-like school. The rest of the action involves the highly talented kids successful efforts to not only stage the show, but to bring the whole troupe to Broadway. ~ Rovi

  • Release date:October 13, 1939

Awards

Awarded by
Nominee
Category
Year
Status
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences George Stoll Best Score 1939 Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Mickey Rooney Best Actor 1939 Nominee

Cast

Mickey Rooney
as Mickey Moran
Judy Garland
as Patsy Barton
Charles Winninger
as Joe Moran
Guy Kibbee
as Judge Black
Grace Hayes
as Florrie Moran
Betty Jaynes
as Molly Moran
Douglas McPhail
as Don Brice
Rand Brooks
as Jeff Steele
Leni Lynn
as Dody Martini
Johnny Sheffield
as Bobs
Henry Hull
as Maddox
Barnett Parker
as William
Ann Shoemaker
as Mrs. Barton
Margaret Hamilton
as Martha Steele
Joseph Crehan
as Mr. Essex
Henry Roquemore
as Shaw
Lon McCallister
as Boy
Leonard Parker
as William

Crew

Busby Berkeley
Director
Arthur Freed
Producer
Kay Van Riper
Screenwriter
Ray June
Cinematographer
Nacio Herb Brown
Songwriter
George Bassman
Composer (Music Score)
Harold Arlen
Songwriter
Richard Rodgers
Songwriter
Arthur Freed
Songwriter
George Stoll
Composer (Music Score)
Cedric Gibbons
Art Director
Merrill Pye
Art Director
Dolly Tree
Costume Designer
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