description Babes in Arms Overview
Babes in Arms is a 1939 film directed by Busby Berkeley starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. It depicts a group of young people attempting to stage a theatrical production to counter their parents’ disapproval and pursue a career on Broadway. The Hollywood adaptation significantly altered the original Broadway musical, removing most of its songs.
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info Babes in Arms Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 1939 |
help Babes in Arms FAQ
Why do Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland put on a show in Babes in Arms?
Their characters lead the children of struggling vaudeville performers in staging their own production. The show is meant to prove their abilities and help the families resist being broken up by welfare authorities.
How different is the 1939 film from the Rodgers and Hart stage musical?
MGM kept the title and basic youth-show premise but discarded most of the 1937 stage score. The film retained prominent use of the title song and Where or When while adding music by other writers.
Was Babes in Arms the first Rooney and Garland movie?
No, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had already appeared together in Thoroughbreds Don't Cry and Love Finds Andy Hardy. Babes in Arms helped establish the pair's enduring MGM formula of talented young people mounting a show.
Does Babes in Arms contain material that modern viewers may find offensive?
Yes. Its climactic production includes an extended blackface minstrel sequence, reflecting a racist entertainment convention that was still used by Hollywood in 1939.
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