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Babes in Arms Overview:

Babes in Arms (1939) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Busby Berkeley and produced by Arthur Freed.

SYNOPSIS

Showbiz musical directed by Hollywood surrealist Berkeley paired Rooney and Garland for the first time as the children of former vaudevillians who team up to put on a Really Big Show to raise money for their folks. Lots of singing and dancing, with both kids doing uncanny impersonations of then-current celebrities and political figures. Includes the title song and "You Are My Lucky Star."

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1939 --- Ceremony Number 12 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorMickey RooneyNominated
Best Music - ScoringGeorge E. Stoll, Roger EdensNominated
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Babes in Arms BlogHub Articles:

Babes in Arms (1939)

on Jul 25, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

The final week of the July Four gets musical with those lovable scamps Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. The third film the two musical dynamos made, Babes in Arms was Warner Bros. biggest moneymaker for the year, beating out the other Judy Garland movie out, a little film called The Wizard of Oz that... Read full article

Babes in Arms (1939)

By Beatrice on Feb 23, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Babes in Arms Directed by Busby Berkeley Written by Jack McGowan and Kay Van Riper based on the play by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart 1939/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing/Netflix rental #140 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I love both movie musicals and Judy Garland but I couldn&#8... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: BABES IN ARMS (1939)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 20, 2013 From Virtual Virago

The Busby Berkeley musical Babes in Arms (1939) proved an important moment in Mickey Rooney’s career; his role as showbiz hopeful Mickey Moran earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor, in a year when the competition included Clark Gable for Gone with the Wind, Laurence Olivier for ... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: BABES IN ARMS (1939)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 20, 2013 From Virtual Virago

The Busby Berkeley musical Babes in Arms (1939) proved an important moment in Mickey Rooney’s career; his role as showbiz hopeful Mickey Moran earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor, in a year when the competition included Clark Gable for Gone with the Wind, Laurence Olivier for ... Read full article

Classic Films in Focus: BABES IN ARMS (1939)

By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 20, 2013 From Virtual Virago

The Busby Berkeley musical Babes in Arms (1939) proved an important moment in Mickey Rooney’s career; his role as showbiz hopeful Mickey Moran earned him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor, in a year when the competition included Clark Gable for Gone with the Wind, Laurence Olivier for ... Read full article

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Babes in Arms Facts
"How About You" (uncredited), music by Burton Lane, instrumental background music (lyrics were added at a later date for the film (Babes On Broadway (1941)_).
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS Radio adaptation of the movie on November 9, 1941 with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland reprising their film roles.
Although Judy Garland re-created for Decca a contemporary version of the exuberant classic, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" (music and lyrics by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake), the first U.S. release would not appear until 1984 when MCA produced a Garland LP collection called "From the Decca Vaults." This cut was issued again as part of a Judy CD box set entitled "The Complete Decca Masters (Plus)."
The Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart songs "My Funny Valentine", "I Wish I Were in Love Again", "Way Out West", and "Johnny One Note" are songs from the original Broadway musical, but were eventually unused in the final film. "The Lady Is a Tramp" is heard instrumentally several times as the theme for June Preisser's character Rosalie Essex.
MGM Studio's biggest money grosser of 1939, surpassing The Wizard of Oz for that production year.
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