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Babes on Broadway

1941 · 118 min

A lively, upbeat musical full of energetic performances and catchy tunes, with a warm and nostalgic atmosphere.

Tagline
The Show That's Out Of This World
Overview
Penny Morris and Tommy Williams are both starstruck young teens but nobody seems to give them any chance to perform. Instead, they decide to put up their own show to collect money for a summer camp for the kids.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • found family
  • music
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, music, romance
Directed by
Busby Berkeley
Written by
Fred F. Finklehoffe, Elaine Ryan
Starring
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Ray McDonald, Richard Quine, Donald Meek, Alexander Woollcott
Cinematography
Lester White
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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