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The Band Wagon (1953)

Get Aboard!

Genre : Comedy, Music, Romance

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Vincente Minnelli
Writer : Betty Comden, Adolph Green

Synopsis

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

Actors

Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
Robert Gist
Hal
Don Beddoe
Don Beddoe
Producer (uncredited)
Henry Corden
Henry Corden
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
Steve Forrest
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Train Passenger (uncredited)
India Adams
India Adams
Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Thurston Hall
Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Frank McLure
Investor (uncredited)
Julie Newmar
Julie Newmar
Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny
Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Brandon Beach
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Leroy Daniels
Leroy Daniels
Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell
Man on Train (uncredited)

Crews

Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli
Director
Betty Comden
Betty Comden
Story
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Story
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
Producer
Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson
Director of Photography
Albert Akst
Albert Akst
Editor
George White
George White
Editor
E. Preston Ames
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Mary Ann Nyberg
Mary Ann Nyberg
Costume Design
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist
John Truwe
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer
Jerry Thorpe
Jerry Thorpe
Assistant Director
Betty Comden
Betty Comden
Screenplay
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Screenplay
Howard Dietz
Howard Dietz
Songs
Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz
Songs
Michael Kidd
Michael Kidd
Choreographer
Adolph Deutsch
Adolph Deutsch
Music Director
Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith
Production Design
Roger Edens
Roger Edens
Associate Producer
Henri Jaffa
Henri Jaffa
Other
Robert Brower
Robert Brower
Other
Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
Orchestrator
Skip Martin
Skip Martin
Orchestrator
Alexander Courage
Alexander Courage
Orchestrator
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
F. Keogh Gleason
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Warren Newcombe
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects

Trailers and other movies

«The Band Wagon» trailer

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