Babes on Broadway

Release Date:

Dec 31, 1941

Running Time:

1:58

Genre:

Musical Comedy

Director:

Busby Berkeley

Cast:

Mickey Rooney	Tommy ''Tom'' Williams
Judy Garland	Penny Morris
Fay Bainter	Miss ''Jonesy'' Jones
Virginia Weidler	Barbara Josephine ''Jo'' Conway
Ray McDonald	Ray Lambert
Richard Quine	Morton ''Hammy'' Hammond
Donald Meek	Mr. Stone
Alexander Woollcott	Himself
Luis Alberni	Nick
James Gleason	Thornton Reed
Emma Dunn	Mrs. Williams
Frederick Burton	Mr. Theodore Morris
Cliff Clark	Inspector Moriarity
William Post Jr.	Woollcott's Announcer
Carl Stockdale	Man (scenes deleted)
Dick Baron	Butch (uncredited)
William A. Lee	Shorty
Donna Reed	Jonesy's Secretary (uncredited)

Producers:

Arthur Freed

Writers:

Fred F. Finklehoffe, Elaine Ryan

Language:

English

Related Programs:

It's a Great Feeling

Broadway Melody of 1938

Born to Dance

Swing Time

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The third installment in the ''Backyard Musical'' trilogy, ''Babes on Broadway'' follows restaurant singer Tommy Williams on his quest to make it to Broadway. Penny Morris, also a singer, teams up with Tommy to produce a show that will benefit orphaned children. What Penny doesn't know is that Tommy is actually the only one who will benefit from the show. Tommy struggles to maintain his friendships and his morals as he strives for fame and fortune in the big city.

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