Claim: Mickey Rooney was in a movie.

Babes in Arms is the 1939 American film version of the 1937 Broadway musical of the same name . The film version stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland , and features Charles Winninger , Guy Kibbee , June Preisser , Grace Hayes and Betty Jaynes . The film concerns a group of youngsters trying to put on a show to prove their vaudevillian parents wrong and make it to Broadway . The original Broadway script was significantly revamped , restructured and rewritten to accommodate Hollywood 's needs .