---
title: 'Strike Up the Band (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Busby Berkeley'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/strike-up-the-band-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033110/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Strike Up the Band (1940)

1940 · 120 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Strike Up the Band is a 1940 American musical film produced by the Arthur Freed unit at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was directed by Busby Berkeley and stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, in the second of a series of musicals they co-starred in, after Babes in Arms, all directed by Berkeley. The story written for the 1927 stage musical Strike Up the Band, and its successful 1930 Broadway revision, bear no resemblance to this film, aside from the title song.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Busby Berkeley](https://cinepixo.com/people/busby-berkeley)
- **Screenplay:** [John Cherry Monks Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cherry-monks-jr)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roger Edens](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-edens)
- **Producer:** [Arthur Freed](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-freed)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)
- **Editor:** [Ben Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewis)

## Cast

- [Judy Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/judy-garland)
- [Howard Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hickman)
- [Francis Pierlot](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-pierlot)
- [Enid Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/enid-bennett)
- [Margaret Early](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-early)
- [Phil Silvers](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-silvers)
- [William Tracy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-tracy)
- [Sarah Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-edwards)
- [Paul Whiteman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-whiteman)
- [Mickey Rooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rooney)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/strike-up-the-band-1940
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