Babes in Arms

Locations
Call Number: DVD Musical Babes
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 1-week checkout	DVD Musical Babes	1-week checkout	On Shelf

Based on the play by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1939.
Special features: All-new introduction by Mickey Rooney; commentary by historian John Fricke; vintage "Our Gang" short "Duel personalities", classic cartoon "The mad maestro"; 1939 newsreel; theatrical trailer ; Audio bonuses: "Leo is on the air" radio promo; 3 radio shows with Rooney and Garland.
Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee, June Preisser, Grace Hayes, Betty Jaynes, Douglas McPhail, Rand Brooks, Leni Lynn, John Sheffield.
Learning that his parents are in financial straits, the son of a famous vaudeville team rounds up all the stage kids and puts on a lavish show to raise money. The future looks rosy until a hurricane washes the whole enterprise away on opening night.
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Contents: Babes in arms.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Judy Garland in blackface submitted by willow on July 31, 2015, 5:50pm "Babes in Arms" features a scene with Judy Garland's character auditioning in blackface makeup, in a pickaninny style with many small disheveled braids and a short plaid dress.