#babes in arms

[thursdaymurderbub]

Silver Screen magazine, January 1940

[augustalltoowell]

Judy Garland - Good Morning (Babes In Arms, 1939)

[glimeres]

1999, The Rodgers & Hart Story - Jane Krakowski performs My Funny Valentine from Babes in Arms

[mthguy]

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney perform “Good Morning” in the MGM film Babes in Arms (1939)

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland proved to be a dynamic duo on screen, appearing together in such films as Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938) and Babes on Broadway (1941). The pair had an amazing connection, perhaps helped by the fact that they had a lot in common off-screen. They both came from theatrical families. Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, made her stage debut as a toddler in her older sisters' act; and Rooney, born Joseph Yule, Jr., had a vaudeville performer for a father and a showgirl for a mother.

Both had parents who pushed them into show business. Rooney moved to California with his mother in the mid-1920s to launch his career, and she even changed his name to give it more Hollywood appeal. Garland grew up performing with her sisters before landing a film contract when she was only 13 years old. MGM Studios boss Louis B. Meyer reportedly hired Garland without having her do a screen test. She, too, went through a name transformation to make her more marketable. From an early age, Rooney and Garland both knew all too well the ups and downs of the entertainment business.

Rooney may have only been a year or so older than Garland, but he had much more film experience when they started working together. He made his film debut in the 1926 short, Not to Be Trusted. From there, Rooney starred in a series of shorts based on the comic strip character Mickey McGuire.

Garland and Rooney first met in 1935, when Rooney was a rising star and Garland was just starting out, but it took a few years for the studio realize that Garland and Rooney would be a winning combination.

Garland made her first feature film appearance in the 1936 sports comedy, Pigskin Parade. Garland and Rooney made their joint appearance in the 1937 film Thoroughbreds Don't Cry. Garland later credited Rooney with giving her some of the best acting advice of her career while making this film. He told the talented young performer to perform her lines "like you're singing it."

Rooney had already made four popular films in the Andy Hardy series before he was joined on screen by Garland. Starting with 1937's A Family Affair, the series explored the lives of Judge James K. Hardy and his family. Rooney played his teenaged son Andy, and this friendly character who seemed to represent an all-American image quickly won over audiences.

Garland first appeared in 1938's Love Finds Andy Hardy as Andy's friend Betsy. Early in her career, she was marketed as a girl-next-door type. The two characters' relationship mirrored the actors' off-screen connection as well. Garland, just like Betsy, had a romantic interest in Rooney at the start, but Rooney, similar to Andy, was too busy pursuing other girls to notice her. He was involved with a number of other actresses, including Norma Shearer, who was 20 years his senior.

Garland's career soon started to take off. When Rooney and Garland appeared in 1939's Babes in Arms, the pair shared top billing. The musical, directed by the legendary Busby Berkeley, proved to be a huge hit. Rooney and Garland seemed to play off each other in a way that made their performances better, and moviegoers found them to be a compelling and magical pair to watch.

Babes in Arms is a film version of the 1937 coming-of-age Broadway musical of the same title. Directed by Busby Berkeley, in addition to Rooney and Garland, it featured Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee, June Preisser, Grace Hayes, and Betty Jaynes. It was Garland and Rooney's second film together as lead characters after their earlier successful pairing in the fourth of the Andy Hardy films. The film concerns a group of youngsters trying to put on a show to prove their vaudevillian parents wrong and make it to Broadway.

It premiered on October 13, 1939, and became one of the 10 biggest hits of the year. With all the adorable gumption of its young stars, Babes in Arms pays thoroughly entertaining tribute to the magic of show business.

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role for Mickey Rooney, who was 19 at the time and became the second-youngest Best Actor nominee, and Best Music, Scoring by Roger Edens and Georgie Stoll.

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Babes in Arms, 1939.

[jamnickowa]

Good Morning

it's great to stay up late

Good Morning Good Morning to You! 🆓 "I'm going to spać, good dzień everyone, hakuna matata 👋" - i tyleśmy go widzieli.

[heartbreakfeelsgoodinablog]

The big musical fun show!

[singeratlarge]

SATURDAY MUSIC VIDEO MATINEE: “My Funny Valentine”—This ironic love song is from the comedy-musical BABES IN ARMS, a Rodgers & Hart musical that premiered this weekend in 1937. It’s the story of a group of small-town Long Island teenagers who put on a show to avoid being sent to a work farm by the town sheriff—the original 1937 version of the musical had political overtones with subplots about Communism and racism. A character named Billie Smith sings “My Funny Valentine” to a man named Valentine "Val" LaMar. Billie describes Valentine's characteristics in unflattering terms (at one point Billie describes Valentine's looks as "laughable," in keeping with the title), but ultimately affirms that he makes her smile and that she doesn't want him to change. The description of Valentine was consistent with lyricist Lorenz Hart's own insecurities and belief that he was too short and ugly to be loved. Hart, with Richard Rodgers,composed the musical, which included “Johnny One Note,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Where or When” and other songs that are now in The Great American Songbook.

Ella Fitzgerald’s remake of “My Funny Valentine” inspired me to do it, and I’m familiar with signature versions by Chet Baker, Elvis Costello (whose version I heard first), and Miles Davis. I do it in D minor and it’s one of my favorites to sing out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3-wdP-twkU

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[ladygagataiwan]

🎺【The Lady Is a Tramp】是 Rodgers and Hart 1937 年音樂劇《Babes In Arms》中的一首表演歌曲，由 Mitzi Green 演唱。這首歌是對紐約上流社會及其嚴格禮儀的惡搞 (這首詩歌的第一段歌詞侍者首歌曲的意義重點：「I get too hungry for dinner at eight...」 (我太餓了，八點才吃晚飯…)。

2011 年，女神卡卡 @LadyGaga 與 Tony Bennett / @itstonybennett 一起翻唱了這首歌，該歌曲收錄在 Tony Bennett 的專輯《Duets II》中。該歌曲於 2011 年 10 月 3 日作為單曲發行。

這首歌還收錄在 Tony Bennett 和 Lady Gaga 的首張合作爵士專輯《Cheek to Cheek》 (爵對經典) 的 HSN 版和國際實體豪華版中，作為專輯加值曲目。

他們翻唱的〈The Lady is a Tramp〉是專輯錄製過程中，最後一首錄製完成的歌曲，是在經過漫長的修改之後，距離專輯截止日期前幾天才大功告成。

於 2011 年 7 月 31 日在紐約 Avatar Studios 1 號錄音室進行。樂手與 Tony 他們和 Gaga 一起度過了兩個小時，在那段時間裡，他們為 MV 拍攝了六次。當地《The New Yorke》報導稱 Lady Gaga 當時非常緊張，一整天都在喝威士忌。Gaga 問 Tony：「以前是不是所有的女孩子都要喝醉了才有辦法和你一起出去玩？你真是一艘夢想之船！」

音樂錄影帶 MV 中，Tony Bennett 與 Lady Gaga 在錄音室的樂譜架前一起演唱〈The Lady Is a Tramp〉。

兩人都穿著黑色系服裝，Tony 穿著西裝，Gaga 則穿著黑色半透明蕾絲晚禮服。儘管他們穿著黑色衣服，但他們都將造型加入一些其他色彩形成對比，Tony 胸前的口袋裡放著一塊紅色手帕，而 Gaga 則戴著綠松石色的鮑伯假髮。

在 MV 的開頭和其他的鏡頭中，Gaga 拿著一個威士忌杯。影像呈現出的氛圍輕鬆愉快，兩位歌手臉上不斷露出微笑，用手勢、擺臂表達當下的幸福。

與歌詞內容相符，MV 的鏡頭也採用了兩人一來一往的風格，展示了兩位歌手的歌詞切換。除了基本舞動之外，兩人還在歌詞的搭配下做出手勢並互相指向對方。

Gaga 從 Tony 的口袋裡拉出紅色手帕揮灑，她還多次舉起裙子的下擺跟著歌曲擺動，並在她唱道「I'm so broke.」 (我破產了) 的時候轉向 Tony 的麥克風。

最後一句歌詞是「That's why this lady is a tramp.」(這就是為什麼這位女士是流浪漢。) MV 最後，Gaga 親吻了 Tony 的臉頰，Tony 向她表示感謝。

◉ 歌名：The Lady Is a Tramp

◉ 演唱：Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

◉ 詞曲人：Lorenz Hart & Richard Rogers

◉ 製作人：Phil Ramone & Dae Bennett (Tony Bennet 的兒子)

◉ 封面攝影：Kelsey Bennett (Tony Bennet 的孫女)

◉ MV導演：Unjoo Moon

🎬 音樂錄影帶

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[wf2013-blog]

Babes in Arms (1939) movie review

https://wf200reviews.blogspot.com/2022/12/babes-in-arms-1939-movie-review.html

[jaycetclis]

'weirded out' and it's just a multiple scenes of Buck explaining the most unhinged scenarios to a very confused looking Tommy who is trying his best to support his boyfriend while being extremely concerned about the entire situation

[thursdaymurderbub]

Mickey Ronney impersonates Clark Gable & Lionel Barrymore

Silver Screen magazine, October 1939

You can watch the scene in question from Babes in Arms on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRGoSePOpk

I'm really not a fan of Mickey Rooney, but Clark Antony is pretty fantastic 😂 (sorry Gable)

[kinardeverafter]

EVAN BUCKLEY | he thinks they should all quit.

[glimeres]

1999, The Rodgers & Hart Story - Susan Egan and Brian d'Arcy James perform Where or When from Babes in Arms

[chuckg2]

Stefanie Roth