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Babes in Arms · LeviOsa

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1939·NR

The big musical fun show!

ComedyMusic1h 33m

🍅90%

🍅

90%

Tomatometer

🍿

70%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.

Trailers

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Babes in Arms (1939)

Details

DirectorBusby Berkeley

ReleasedOct 10, 1939

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Moran

Judy Garland

Judy Garland

Patsy Barton

Charles Winninger

Charles Winninger

Joe Moran

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Judge Black

June Preisser

June Preisser

Rosalie Essex

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Martha Steele

Grace Hayes

Grace Hayes

Florrie Moran

Betty Jaynes

Betty Jaynes

Molly Moran

Douglas McPhail

Douglas McPhail

Don Brice

Rand Brooks

Rand Brooks

Jeff Steele

Leni Lynn

Leni Lynn

Dody Martini

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

Bobs (as John Sheffield)

Where to watch(NG)

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Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“With all the adorable gumption of its young stars, Babes in Arms pays thoroughly entertaining tribute to the magic of show business.”

90% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Mildred Martin

RTPhiladelphia InquirerFeb 19, 2021

If the film lacks something of the engaging freshness Babes in Arms had on the stage, it retains the bounce and the breezy comedy.

E

Edwin Schallert

RTLos Angeles TimesFeb 19, 2021

Babes in Arms wouldn't be so much of a film for the back stage story fundamentally is trite were it not for the animated work of its stars, and the incidental doings.

F

Frank S. Nugent

RTNew York TimesFeb 19, 2021

We definitely don't like the screen play by Jack McGowan and Kay Van Riper. If we must have hokum, let us at least disguise it gracefully, even when it's with music.

C

Cinelandia Staff

RTCinelandiaSep 1, 2022

A first rate musical comedy. [Full review in Spanish]

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Information

Title

Babes in Arms

Released

Oct 10, 1939

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Status

Released

Studio

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

CB4