Babes on Broadway

"The Show That's Out Of This World"

Jan 1 1942 Approved 1h 58m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

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.

Plot

Tommy Williams desperately wants to get to Broadway, but as he is only singing in a spaghetti house for tips he is a long way off. He meets Penny Morris, herself no mean singer, and through her gets the idea to promote a show to send orphaned children on a country holiday. But he is only using the kids to get on himself, which Penny soon realises. With his romance off, an engagement in Philadelphia he can't get to, and, indeed, war in Europe, life can be difficult.

Written by

Fred F. Finklehoffe, Elaine Ryan

Directed by

Busby Berkeley

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
1,774
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA