Babes on Broadway (1941)

Name: Babes on Broadway (1941)
Duration: 1 h 58 min

1hr 58m

3.2/5 (242)

1hr 58m
3.2/5 (242)

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… More Details »

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Release Date:

Jan 1, 1941

Runtime:

1hr 58m

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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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3.2

May 18, 2018

NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO!!! Don't make an ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL film and then end it with an elaborate blackface number! ARGHHHH!

77 Likes

Anna Imhof 🌸

Jun 18, 2022

cute movie i sure hope everyone doesn’t do something awful in the last 30 minutes

26 Likes

Movie Slime Guy

Nov 23, 2012

No, it might not be strictly necessary for Mickey and Judy to do quite so many impressions of deceased theatrical greats. No, I don't know why he's doing a weak take-off of Carmen Miranda. Yes, the plot about sending inner-city orphans to the country is unbelievably corny.…

20 Likes

Rick Burin
Feb 9, 2020

This was pretty good up until the extended black face finale!!!!!! There is literally a line where a girl calls Mickey Rooney's character Abe Lincoln when he freed the slaves and I knew a storm was brewing.

14 Likes

Zā (Vanity Rex)

Feb 10, 2026

➡ 🎵 Music Movies: Ranked 🎵 Oh boy, what a fun watch! Mickey Rooney is sensational in this role, his line delivery is clearly the greatest, his enthusiastic and powerful character is extremely well played for the early 40's, and you can just see that he absolutely enjoys…

14 Likes

CinemaYoshi

Dec 3, 2023

Not Busby Berkeley's best film. I find that as soon as children are introduced into a story, the artistic quality of the film immediately suffers. Rooney and Garland are of course excellent, but the numbers lack the inventive madness that is the hallmark of the great Busby…

14 Likes

Daniel Staebler
May 17, 2021

The kids: Let’s put on a show! Me: Yes, you should! How charming! I fully support you! Mickey Rooney : *does a Carmen Miranda impression in full costume* Me: Not you. Where’s Judy? Judy Garland: Let’s do a minstrel show! Me: wtf Fin

12 Likes

Travis Thomas

Jun 6, 2020

Movie stars of this era could act, sing, dance and make you laugh. They could do it all. They were like entertainment machines. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney were two of the best. Their fun chemistry exudes entertainment and fun. “Babes on Broadway” is pretty long for a…

13 Likes

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May 19, 2024

“You know what? I’m gonna make you my official crier.” I knew this film featured Judy Garland in blackface, but I didn’t know that the entire final act is nothing but a blackface extravaganza. It’s fascinating (yet sickening) to watch. Did my grandparents really find this…

11 Likes

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