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Strike Up the Band

A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. They work together staging big band shows with fellow classmates in the hopes of hitting it big.

Director

Busby Berkeley

Year

Genre

comedy, musical, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

Jimmy Connors

Mary Holden

Paul Whiteman

Barbara Frances Morgan

Phillip Turner

Willie Brewster

Annie

Mrs. Connors

Mr. Judd

Francis Pierlot

Mrs. May Holden

Virginia Brissac

Mr. Morgan

Mrs. Morgan

Doctor

Miss Hodges

Mr. Holden

Mrs. Brewster

Helen Jerome Eddy

Paul Whiteman and Orchestra

Paul Whiteman and Orchestra

Ice Cream Concessionaire

Doctor

Shooting Gallery Concessionaire

Hammer Concessionaire

Hot Dog Concessionaire

Hot Dog Concessionaire

Barker

Old Lady

Margaret McWade

Ferris Wheel Barker

Wrestler

Old Lady

Margaret Seddon

Pitch Man

Morgan's Butler

Barker

Policeman

Dancer

Young Man

Henry - the Train Porter

Elliot Carpenter

Charlie

Girl

Indian Love Lyrics Student

3 Balls 10¢ Attendant

Student

Student

Party Guest

Morgan's House Boy

Student

Student

Louise La Planche

Student

Dancer

'Antony and Cleopatra' Girl

Margaret Marquis

Boy

Booper Martin - Tuba Player

Harry McCrillis

Sid - a Student

Man Phoning in Constest Winner

Student

Wallace Musselwhite

'Romeo and Juliet' Girl

Sherrie Overton

Dick - Second Trumpet Player

Singing Student

Student

Student

Mr. Mollison

Henry Roquemore

Music Teacher

Student

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' Boy

Student

Leonard - Trumpet Player

Student

Victoria Vinton

Clown

Student

Ticket Seller at Fair

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James Connors you are not cab Calloway - Strike Up the Band

James Connors you are not cab Calloway

Say booper like to try a little classical swing - Strike Up the Band

Say booper like to try a little classical swing

Is that you, Jimmy? - Strike Up the Band

Is that you, Jimmy?

Goodnight, son. - Strike Up the Band

Goodnight, son.

You know I don't go around steaming people up - Strike Up the Band

You know I don't go around steaming people up

We well anyway Remember once I told you that someday - Strike Up the Band

We well anyway Remember once I told you that someday

I won't be gone long. - Strike Up the Band

I won't be gone long.

Jimmy are you sure you wanna be a drummer - Strike Up the Band

Jimmy are you sure you wanna be a drummer

You've taken on a pretty large order Jimmy - Strike Up the Band

You've taken on a pretty large order Jimmy

Vision That's what he's got - Strike Up the Band

Vision That's what he's got

Well w do you think our love affair has enough punch in it - Strike Up the Band

Well w do you think our love affair has enough punch in it

Of course not We need you Mary - Strike Up the Band

Of course not We need you Mary

You hungry Uh huh - Strike Up the Band

You hungry Uh huh

How you doing honey - Strike Up the Band

How you doing honey

Gee Mary if I were Jimmy Connors - Strike Up the Band

Gee Mary if I were Jimmy Connors

Oh that's great fellas - Strike Up the Band

Oh that's great fellas

Look Phil are you gonna play a saxophone or keep your mind on the gals - Strike Up the Band

Look Phil are you gonna play a saxophone or keep your mind...

Gee, Mary, I feel dandy. - Strike Up the Band

Gee, Mary, I feel dandy.

Thank you very kindly ladies and gentlemen - Strike Up the Band

Thank you very kindly ladies and gentlemen

J it delights you j - Strike Up the Band

J it delights you j

One. - Strike Up the Band

Yoo-ha-hi! - Strike Up the Band

J come on j - ; Do la conga / - Strike Up the Band

J come on j - ; Do la conga /

But remember a great man - Strike Up the Band

But remember a great man

Why when I'm sitting there at the drums I - Strike Up the Band

Why when I'm sitting there at the drums I

When the music's happy it makes the people happy - Strike Up the Band

When the music's happy it makes the people happy

All right, mom. - Strike Up the Band

All right, mom.

But remember son - Strike Up the Band

But remember son

Hey Mary - Strike Up the Band

And I've got the greatest hunk of news since the invention of the wheel - Strike Up the Band

And I've got the greatest hunk of news since the...

Oh that is something - Strike Up the Band

Oh that is something

Maybe the school board is content with having riverwood - Strike Up the Band

Maybe the school board is content with having riverwood

Why couldn't we make a deal with the elks club - Strike Up the Band

Why couldn't we make a deal with the elks club

Ah women to me are just people - Strike Up the Band

Ah women to me are just people

Oh, James, I wonder
if you'd take Barbara Frances - Strike Up the Band

Oh, James, I wonder if you'd take Barbara Frances

Oh you must see the riviera - Strike Up the Band

Oh you must see the riviera

Just give me the word Mary and I'll slug him - Strike Up the Band

Just give me the word Mary and I'll slug him

There are a lot more important things in life - Strike Up the Band

There are a lot more important things in life

Aren't they wonderful? - Strike Up the Band

Aren't they wonderful?

Hello. - Strike Up the Band

I take five dollars I saved up to buy music with - Strike Up the Band

I take five dollars I saved up to buy music with

I want a great band - Strike Up the Band

I want a great band

Well Mary couldn't you be my girl without - Strike Up the Band

Well Mary couldn't you be my girl without

I know if we do well in the tryout tomorrow - Strike Up the Band

I know if we do well in the tryout tomorrow

Oh Jimmy This is a show we're putting on - Strike Up the Band

Oh Jimmy This is a show we're putting on

Methinks there is something
rotten in Denmark. - Strike Up the Band

Methinks there is something rotten in Denmark.

J but heaven will protect - Strike Up the Band

J but heaven will protect

I ta-ra-ra j - Strike Up the Band

I gotta be going, dad. - Strike Up the Band

I gotta be going, dad.

Help. Help. Save me! - Strike Up the Band

Help. Help. Save me!

My hero. - Strike Up the Band

Some birds just gotta be shot twice before they stop flying - Strike Up the Band

Some birds just gotta be shot twice before they stop flying

Good night, Willie. - Strike Up the Band

Good night, Willie.

When I look back and remember the thousands of dates I've had - Strike Up the Band

When I look back and remember the thousands of dates...

In behalf of Mrs. Morgan and myself, - Strike Up the Band

In behalf of Mrs. Morgan and myself,

How about this dance, Mary, huh? - Strike Up the Band

How about this dance, Mary, huh?

They certainly are swell - Strike Up the Band

They certainly are swell

Hey Leonard what a set of skins - Strike Up the Band

Hey Leonard what a set of skins

J hear that drummer boy play j - Strike Up the Band

J hear that drummer boy play j

What are you gonna do next Keep on pounding the drums - Strike Up the Band

What are you gonna do next Keep on pounding the drums

Yeah, I... - Strike Up the Band

Where are you going, son? - Strike Up the Band

Where are you going, son?

Jimmy did you form that band - Strike Up the Band

Jimmy did you form that band

Rhythm can either excite the worst in us - Strike Up the Band

Rhythm can either excite the worst in us

Take that little fellow on the street Jimmy - Strike Up the Band

Take that little fellow on the street Jimmy

You know rhythm is really a wonderful thing - Strike Up the Band

You know rhythm is really a wonderful thing

Now get going and strike up the band - Strike Up the Band

Now get going and strike up the band

Do you think we'll be the best Everybody in riverwood thinks so - Strike Up the Band

Do you think we'll be the best Everybody in riverwood...

Time's about up.
Three seconds to go. - Strike Up the Band

Time's about up. Three seconds to go.

Not only has a genuine love for music - Strike Up the Band

Not only has a genuine love for music

Thank you, sir. Thank you. - Strike Up the Band

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Jimmy it's wonderful - Strike Up the Band

Jimmy it's wonderful

And now for our final number,
performed by a combination - Strike Up the Band

And now for our final number, performed by a combination

I don't have to tell you how I feel - Strike Up the Band

I don't have to tell you how I feel

J mister leader,
we all want to dance, sir j - Strike Up the Band

J mister leader, we all want to dance, sir j

J with our flags unfurled j - Strike Up the Band

J with our flags unfurled j

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A high school boy wants to become a professional musician, and his gal pal wants to become his best girl. They work together staging big band shows with fellow classmates in the hopes of hitting it big.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Busby Berkeley

Writer: John Monks Jr., Fred F. Finklehoffe, Herbert Fields

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: comedy, musical, romance

Year: 1940

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Sep 1940

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

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