Babes in Arms (1939)
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- Unrated
- 1h 34min
- Comedy, Musical
- 13 Oct 1939 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast verified as complete
Mickey Rooney | ... |
Mickey Moran
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Judy Garland | ... |
Patsy Barton
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Charles Winninger | ... |
Joe Moran
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Guy Kibbee | ... |
Judge Black
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June Preisser | ... |
Rosalie Essex
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Grace Hayes | ... |
Florrie Moran
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Betty Jaynes | ... |
Molly Moran
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Douglas McPhail | ... |
Don Brice
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Rand Brooks | ... |
Jeff Steele
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Leni Lynn | ... |
Dody Martini
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Johnny Sheffield | ... |
Bobs
(as John Sheffield)
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Henry Hull | ... |
Madox
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Barnett Parker | ... |
William
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Ann Shoemaker | ... |
Mrs. Barton
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Margaret Hamilton | ... |
Martha Steele
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Joseph Crehan | ... |
Mr. Essex
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George McKay | ... |
Brice
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Henry Roquemore | ... |
Shaw
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Lelah Tyler | ... |
Mrs. Brice
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Charles D. Brown | ... |
Larry Randall (uncredited)
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Ann Bupp | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joe Caits | ... |
Vaudevillian Veteran (uncredited)
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George F. Calger Jr. | ... |
Young Mickey Moran (uncredited)
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Frank Darien | ... |
Mr. Parks - Druggist (uncredited)
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Dick Dennis | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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James Donlan | ... |
Fred (uncredited)
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Eddie Ehrhart | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Inna Gest | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lois James | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Booking Agent (uncredited)
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Lon McCallister | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Sidney Miller | ... |
Sid (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Vaudevilian Celebrant (uncredited)
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Charles Smith | ... |
Shy Youth (uncredited)
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Leonard Sues | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Libby Taylor | ... |
Millicent - Rosalie's Maid (uncredited)
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Mary Treen | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Pat West | ... |
Vaudevillian Veteran (uncredited)
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Clyde Willson | ... |
Performer (uncredited)
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Robert Winkler | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
Busby Berkeley |
Written by
Jack McGowan | ... | (screen play) and |
Kay Van Riper | ... | (screen play) |
Richard Rodgers | ... | (based on the play by) (as Richard Rogers) and |
Lorenz Hart | ... | (based on the play by) |
Anita Loos | ... | () (uncredited) |
Noel Langley | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
John Meehan | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Florence Ryerson | ... | (contributor to treatment) (uncredited) |
Annalee Whitmore | ... | () (uncredited) |
Edgar Allan Woolf | ... | (contributor to treatment) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Arthur Freed | ... | producer |
Music by
George Bassman | ... | (uncredited) |
George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Ray June | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Frank Sullivan |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis | ... | (set decorations) |
Production Management
Art Smith | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Ryan | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Merrill Pye | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
Music Department
Leo Arnaud | ... | orchestral arrangements |
George Bassman | ... | orchestral arrangements |
Roger Edens | ... | music adaptation |
George Stoll | ... | musical director |
Murray Cutter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Wally Heglin | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Arthur Schutt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Eddie Larkin | ... | assistant dance director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1940) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Mickey Moran, a talented singer and musician, is son of a veteran from show business. Mickey has a partner, Patsy Barton, a pretty girl and also a very talented singer. One day, a big opportunity arrives for Mickey, a big contract to set up his own show. However, things don't go well, and in order to avoid being sent to a work farm, he'll improvise a show in the country, despite the awful weather conditions. Patsy's in love with Mickey, he loves her, too, but for him the show must go on, and his big dream maybe will come true: to formally stage his play in a big scenario, with a huge production. Written by Alejandro Frias |
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Taglines | Laugh LOADED! Song SPLASHED! Joy JAMMING! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Palace Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Nov. 25, 1939) See more » |
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Box Office
Budget | $748,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | MGM Studio's biggest money grosser of 1939, surpassing The Wizard of Oz (1939) for that production year. See more » |
Goofs | Mickey is handed a cigar by the butler during the dinner party with Rosalie. Just before he gets up from the dinner table, he puts the cigar down but in the next shot he still has the cigar in his hand and has to put it down again. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972). See more » |
Soundtracks | Babes in Arms See more » |
Quotes |
Mickey Moran:
[singing]
Here we are together, a couple of stayer-uppers / Our day is done at breakfast time and starts it with our suppers / Here we are together, ah, but the best of friends must part-y / So let me sing this parting song from the bottom of my heart-y. See more » |