TCM tonight. Judy Garland month
8:00 PM -- Babes in Arms (1939)
1h 36m | Musical | TV-G
A group of second-generation entertainers puts on a show to launch their careers.
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger
Nominee for Oscars for Best Actor in a Leading Role -- Mickey Rooney, and Best Music, Scoring -- Roger Edens and George Stoll
The parody sequence, "My Day," featuring Mickey Rooney as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Judy Garland as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, was removed from the negative after the president's death on April 12, 1945. The routine, for many years thought to be lost, was rediscovered on 16-millimeter film and now can be viewed on Warner Home Video's DVD, "The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection."
10:00 PM -- Babes on Broadway (1941)
1h 58m | Musical | TV-PG
Show-biz hopefuls stage a benefit for an orphanage.
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter
12:15 AM -- Strike Up the Band (1940)
2h | Musical | TV-G
A high-school band sets out to win a national radio contest.
Director: Busby Berkeley
Cast: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra