Strike Up the Band
1940 · 120 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 2,043 VOTES · DIR. Busby Berkeley
Overview
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,590 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:41 James Connors, you are not Cab Calloway.
00:07:27 - Yeah. - Why'd you say it?
00:10:54 Publicity, selling tickets...
00:15:30 I'll learn to bake a chocolate cake
00:21:33 Gee, Mary, if I were Jimmy Connors, I'd tell the whole world you were my girl.
00:26:33 In Guayaquil In Madrid and Seville
00:33:34 That's why he was such a fine doctor.
00:38:22 ...on June 29th from Chicago."
00:41:47 - Who is he? The whatchamacallit? - Mr. Mollison, and he owes my dad money.
00:46:49 Gosh, there's an awful lot of them, aren't there?
00:52:33 Frederic Chopin had George Sand
00:57:29 Yes, I'm pretty mad.
01:01:00 She is, huh? All right, but it's gonna be awfully embarrassing.
01:06:23 - A demitasse? I might have known. - Nelly, I love you.
01:11:22 The money for the mortgage.
01:16:51 - Just a little sore, that's all. - You were great, Mary.
01:21:02 - This is my favorite room in the house. - It is?
01:26:35 Is there anything wrong?
01:33:27 Ever since I was a kid.
01:37:14 ...about a guest appearance on your broadcast...
01:41:04 - I hope not. What's the matter, doctor? - From what I gather, he injured his arm...
01:45:06 How long would it take you to get your band together and get out of town?
01:50:32 ...we're all thinking about you and we want you to hurry up...
01:58:59 Hey, leader, strike up the band
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,590
Dialogue density13.3 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:58:59
Production Record
DirectorBusby Berkeley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,043