Thousands Cheer (1943)

Mickey Rooney: Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show

Quotes 

• Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show : Three of the most exquisite girls in Hollywood: Ann Sothern - yum, Lucille Ball - yum yum, Marsha Hunt - mmm, yummy!

• Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show : Believe me, in back of this curtain is more talent than you've ever seen in your life - just waiting to come out and turn it on.

• Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show : I'd like you to meet a girl who's really tops in taps. A girl who knows her 3 Bs: Ballet, Buck and Boogie Woogie.

• Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show : And now I'd like to present to you all a grand artist. Perhaps you remember her as Miss Georgia Brown in "Cabin in the Sky". The one and only, Lena Horne - with Benny Carter and his band.

  Lena Horne : [Benny plays, Lena sings]  Every honeybee, Sighs with jealousy, When they see you out with me, I don't blame them, goodness knows, Honeysuckle rose...

• Mickey Rooney - Emcee at the Show : And now you're going to hear José Iturbi playing the piano - as only he can play it. And with him is a young lady. A young lady I've been dying to meet for a long time. She's so cute and sweet. Oh, boy, can she sing a song! Her name is Judy Garland!

  Judy Garland : [singing]  Perhaps it was something that hit me, perhaps it was something I ate, But out of the blue I dreamed I met you, And you said to me, "Hi ya, Gate", Millions have heard you play Chopin, The critics applaud and approve, But millions more would simply adore, To hear you get in the groove, To hear you get in the groove, I said to hear you get in the groove...