Babes in Arms (film)

Music is our world is an American comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley. The film, whose script is based on the stage play Babes in Arms by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers was in 1939 turned. The premiere of the film took place on 13 October 1939. In Germany the film was shown only on 11 December 1995 as part of a television premiere in the ARD.

Action

Joe Moran and Florie are stage actor of vaudeville. When the movie is becoming increasingly popular, the couple gets less and less commitment. Her son Mickey, who was born in New York behind the scenes, remains of this fact but unimpressed. He writes a show that he wants with the children of the aged actor in Seaport, Long Iceland, perform.

To realize his plan, he has to work around some obstacles. So, for example, wants Martha Steele, the chairman of the welfare committee, let the kids commit to a school. Baby Rosalie Essex has a very stormy temperament, which would impair the performance of the show. But since they financed the show, Mickey must arrange with her. The result is that Mickey's girlfriend Patsy Barton is jealous.

While Mickey may solve all these problems, but the weather makes it a spanner in the works. A hurricane comes up and stops the show in the middle of the performance. All seems lost when Mrs. Steele can enforce that the children attend school. But a New York producer, Harry Maddox, has decided to leave the show perform on Broadway.

Reviews

The lexicon of international film is the production as " energetic, but slightly out of date. " Even the " Time Out Film Guide " was ambivalent. The plot was " tiring ", yet the film was " charming, energetic ". " Channel 4 " while lamenting that " has not gone much " from the original musical, but the music was " great ". For "Variety" the musical adaptation is a " magnificent piece of entertainment ," said Mickey Rooney his " many talents " show.

Awards

1940, the film was nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Score for an Academy Award in the categories. Judy Garland received a special Academy Award for her outstanding performances given as teenagers.

Background

The estimated budget for this production of MGM was just under $ 750,000. The film was the blockbuster of the year 1939 for MGM and played more than 2 million U.S. dollars.

The Broadway play on which is based the screenplay, was premiered on April 14, 1937 in New York. A total of 1989 performances were given.

For director Busby Berkeley, it was the first directorial effort for MGM. Johnny Sheffield was here for the second time in front of a camera. At the time of the shooting he was eight years old and known to the cinema audience from his first film, in which he plays on the side of Johnny Weissmuller the adopted son of Tarzan. For Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, it was the third of eight films they made ​​together. Four of them were staged by the director of this film.

Cedric Gibbons and Edwin B. Willis were responsible for the equipment, Douglas Shearer for the sound. Producer Arthur Freed was later able to win with similar comedic movie musicals two Oscars for best film. With this film, Freed contributed some lyrics, as can be seen in the next section.

Soundtrack

  • Good Morning - Melody: Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed - Performers: Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
  • You Are My Lucky Star - Melody: Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed - performer: Betty Jaynes
  • Broadway Rhythm - Melody: Nacio Herb Brown, lyrics by Arthur Freed - performer: Judy Garland
  • Babes in Arms - Melody: Richard Rodgers, lyrics: Lorenz Hart - Performers: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Douglas McPahil and choir
  • Where or When - Melody: Richard Rodgers, lyrics: Lorenz Hart - Performers: Douglas McPahil, Judy Garland, Betty Jaynes
  • I Cried for You - Gus Arnheim, Aby Lyman and Arthur Freed - performer: Judy Garland
  • Daddy Was a Minstrel Man - by Roger Edens - performer: Judy Garland
  • Oh, Susanna - Stephen Foster - Performers: Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
  • Idal Sweet as apple cider - Melody: Eddie Munson, texts: Eddie Leonard - Artist: Mickey Rooney
  • Moonlight Bay - Melody Percy Wenrich, lyrics: Edward Madden - Interpretation of a choir
  • I'm Just Wild About Harry - Melody: Eubie Blake, texts: Noble Sissle - Artists, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and chorus
  • God's Country - Melody: Harold Arlen, lyrics: EY Harburg - Performers: Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Douglas McPhail, Betty Jaynes and choir
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