The Band Wagon (1953)

7.7	Listal rating
7.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Vincente Minnelli

Starring (View all)

Tony Hunter

Gabrielle Gerard

Lester Marton

Lily Marton

Jeffrey Cordova

Paul Byrd

Hal

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Written by (View all)

Betty Comden

Adolph Green

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"Dancing In The Dark" from The Band Wagon

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Fred Astaire - Recreation Center (from the movie The Band Wagon 1953)

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The Band Wagon (1953) Song & Dance montage

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Shine on Your Shoes...

1 year, 3 months ago at Feb 10 19:34

Michael M

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Edging into the mid-1950's, the traditional Hollywood musical was starting to loose it's economic viability as more Americans stayed at home and watched television as opposed to going to the movies. For this I believe The Band Wagon is the final masterwork to come out of the Arthur Freed unit as MGM, as well one of the greatest film musicals of all time.

Like any great musical, it ... read more

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Description: The Band Wagon (1953) marked the culmination of a series of near-autobiographical pictures Fred Astaire made for MGM following his return from premature retirement in the late '40s. Astaire plays Tony Hunter, a fading film star (his big hit: Flying Down to Panama) who decides to return to his former glory, the Broadway stage. (In 1931 ... (more)

Release date : 7 August 1953
UPC: 012569698420

Musical (4), Comedy (3), 1953 (3), Dance (2), Fred Astaire (2), Straw Hat (1), Actor (1), Creative Process (1), Sheet Music (1), Hayride (1), Central Park Manhattan New York City (1), Classic (1), Rag Bone Hank Of Hair (1), Paparazzi (1), Auction (1), Los Angeles California (1), Party (1), Baltimore (1), Reporter (1), Playing Cards (1)

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