Review of Strike Up the Band (1940) by Michael T — 27 Mar 2012

The play in the movie was very boring and unnecessary - cut that and its great! Endinging made me cry - I'm such a sucker for it!

This review of Strike Up the Band (1940) was written by Michael T on 27 Mar 2012.

Strike Up the Band has generally received positive reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 16 Nov 2007

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