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Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Richard Quine, Virginia Weidler, Fay Bainter ... see more see more... , Ray McDonald , Donald Meek , Alexander Woollcott , Luis Alberni , James Gleason , Dick Baron , Frederick Burton , Cliff Clark , Emma Dunn , Will Lee , Dorothy Morris , Margaret O'Brien , William Post Jr. , Donna Reed , Anne Rooney , Carl Stockdale , Charles Wagenheim , Joe Yule , Busby Berkeley

Advertised as a sort of sequel to MGM's Babes in Arms (1939), Babes on Broadway reunites the two stars of the earlier film: Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Rooney is the guiding force of a group of yo... read more read more...ung showbiz hopefuls who are trying to make it on Broadway. When things look darkest, he goes into his "Say, kids!" routine, rousing his companions to put on their own show. Highlights include a sequence in which Rooney and Garland go through a series of imitations of past theatrical greats. As cute and perky as Garland is, she has nothing on the "Carmen Miranda" takeoff performed--in full makeup and platform shoes--by the ubiquitous Rooney. Babes on Broadway ends with a typically overproduced production number stage by the film's director, the immortal Busby Berkeley. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 58 min.

Directed by: Busby Berkeley

Release Date: January 1, 1941

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DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007

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  • jam233
    April 14, 2010
    jam233
    Great fun, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland are so much fun to watch. The highlight is Mickey Rooney imitating Carmen Miranda! It is hysterically funny and a must see. Great musical numbers and of course Judy Garland's magnificent voice would enhance any film. Great score, well wri... read moretten. It's a little overlong but I was never bored.
  • moviegirl50
    August 13, 2009
    moviegirl50
    This little musical made me smile and laugh...that says a lot. Judy Garland..superb, Mickey Rooney..hilarious. This was GOOD!

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

there are a lot of now-mysterious impressions of famous Broadway stars of the period, but otherwise the show is pretty darn good. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
May 8, 2010
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Rousing but corny musical. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
July 14, 2009
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

A superb sequel to Babes in Arms, also directed by Berkeley, this musical sees Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney impersonate Carmen Miranda, George Cohan; the couple's appearance in black face was not co... Full Review

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Variety

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