Strike Up the Band
6.8
“The merriest pair on the screen!”
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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Cast
51 people
Mickey Rooney
Jimmy Connors
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Night at the Museum
Judy Garland
Mary Holden
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
Meet Me in St. Louis
June Preisser
Barbara Frances Morgan
Also in
Babes in Arms
Sarge Goes to College
William Tracy
Phillip Turner
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Larry Nunn
Willie Brewster
Known for
The Major and the Minor
Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Also in
London
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Howard C. Hickman
Doctor
Margaret Early
Annie
Known for
Jezebel
Stage Door
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Connors
Known for
My Favorite Wife
The Fortune Cookie
Francis Pierlot
Mr. Judd
Known for
The Flame and the Arrow
The Prisoner of Zenda
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. May Holden
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Monsieur Verdoux
George Lessey
Mr. Morgan
Known for
Go West
Busby Berkeley Director · Fred F. Finklehoffe Screenplay John Monks Jr. Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.5M · Budget $854K · United States release September 27, 1940
Box office
Budget
$854,000
Worldwide gross
$3,494,000
Gross vs. budget
4.1×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 27, 1940
Theatrical
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