1939 Babes in Arms movie plot sketch

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland

VAUDEVILLE MONTAGE in its heyday 1921 to decline 1930

Mickey’s House

Parents will put up another reunion show

Producer’s Office

GOOD MORNING sold by Mickey and Patsy to producer

Mickey and Patsy plan a future in theater – they won’t be has-beens

Mickey’s House

VAUDEVILLE ACT w. parents

Kids can’t go with them, even though they have “greasepaint in our veins”

TWINS by two females

FIGARO by Patsy

Kids still can’t go

Street

Mickey will write a show they’ll put on, that’ll show ‘em

BABES IN ARMS

Mickey’s House

Mickey writing show

Judge’s Chamber

Social worker tries to convince pro-actor judge to put kids on work farm

Soda Fountain

Mickey and Patsy dreaming about how great the show will be: need money

Meet Baby Rose, former child star (Shirley Temple), has $

Fight over Baby Rose, bust up drugstore

Judge’s Office

Hearing to send kids to work farm

Judge chats privately with Mickey “She’d put butterflies to work making rubber tires”

Judge grants 30 days after Mickey’s impassioned plea – they are actors, not laborers

Mickey’s House

Rehearsing WHERE OR WHEN for show – any two actors

Patsy sings a verse to MICKEY – nice integration

Mickey heads out to meeting with Baby Rose

Baby Rose’s Mansion

Dinner, Baby Rose agrees to fund production, but needs to be in it

Mickey’s House

Rehearsing GOOD MORNING

Telling Patsy songs go to Baby Rose, she’s crushed but brave face

Baby Rose arrives with entourage, does warm-ups

Practice Antony and Cleopatra, Mickey directs, takes over, kisses Baby Rose

Bus Station

Patsy leaves because of Mickey’s kiss

I CRIED FOR YOU, NOW IT’S YOUR TURN TO CRY OVER ME??

Backstage of Vaudeville tour

Patsy arrives

Barn

Mickey’s show opens, crowded audience, Patsy is back

Baby Rose’s agent yanks her

Patsy steps in, show starts

MINSTREL SHOW

Including “Wild about Harry/Andy”

Storm ends the show

Mickey’s House

Mickey’s dad looked for a job, dad will send kids to work farm

Kids get letter from producer Mattox to bring their show to Broadway

Mattox Theater

Babes in Arms sells out

Mattox convinced Dad to try again, to reunite with Mickey

Opening night

YOU’RE IN GOD’S COUNTRY

THE END