Strike Up the Band
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: September 27, 1940 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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2
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0
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75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Rooney and Garland deliver their usual energy-packed performances. Read full review
70
The New York Times
When they take the rugs off the floor and the youngsters begin moving, Strike Up the Band is spanking good entertainment. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Direction by Busby Berkeley deftly carries through the story side, despite script deficiencies, but he is in his element in the staging of the production and musical sequences. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Energetic but unusually foolish "Hey, kids, let's put on a show!" high-school musical, redeemed by the exuberantly talented Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland combo, as a couple of kids preparing jaw-dropping numbers (choreographed by Berkeley) for a Paul Whiteman radio contest. [12 Dec 1997]
60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Don't be misled by the Berkeley credit - this is no girlie extravaganza. Rather, it's the second of those musical concoctions designed for the strident, irrepressible Rooney to dominate with Garland tagging along. Read full review
40
The New YorkerPauline Kael
So klunky and poorly paced, and so loaded with sanctimonious moral lessons, that even the George and Ira Gershwin score doesn't save it.
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