Father of the Bride (1950)

Phillydude's Movie Log - February, 2013 (50 movies items)

" Oscar Nominations: Best Picture Best Actor - Spencer Tracy Best Screenplay Watched February 18th - TCM - 1st Viewing "Kay overwhelmed me, she waited for the proper moment with the calmness of a general watching his forces deploy into battle - Buckley on the other hand, had the haggard look of a man who had just completed a dangerous bombing mission." - Stanley Banks Part two of my Spencer Tracy double feature was Father of the Bride - I had watched the Steve Martin remake, but hadn't see"

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" Spencer Tracy as Stanley T. Banks in "Father of the Bride" (4th nomination)"

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"#83"

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" 11/6/12"

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"The Bride gets the THRILLS! Father gets the BILLS!"

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" DVD box-set purchase Elizabeth Taylor is radiant in that young Elizabeth Taylor way, Joan Bennett is naturally warm and dignified, and Spenser Tracy is very likable as he does most of the film's heavy lifting and provides the vast majority of the film's humor. But it's a pretty light movie that commits the sin of becoming too overly sentimental too often. Still, there's a lot to be said from the production stand-point, particularly in its attention to detail with big, busy set-pieces. And the"