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Release Date:
8 July 1948 (USA)
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The Happiest Musical Ever Made is Irving Berlin's Easter Parade more
Plot:
Don Hewes and Nadine Hale are a dancing team, but she decides to start a career on her own. So he takes the next dancer he meets...
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Plot Keywords:
Dance
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Easter
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Ziegfeld Follies
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Fashion Show
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Showbiz
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 1 win
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
So You Think You Can Dance Fans Hating Hard on Katie Holmes
(From E! Online. 24 July 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)
Dancer Ann Miller Dies at 81
(From IMDb News. 22 January 2004)
(From E! Online. 24 July 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)
Dancer Ann Miller Dies at 81
(From IMDb News. 22 January 2004)
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I'm Drum Crazy!!!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Judy Garland | ... | Hannah Brown | |
| Fred Astaire | ... | Don Hewes | |
| Peter Lawford | ... | Jonathan Harrow III | |
| Ann Miller | ... | Nadine Hale | |
| Jules Munshin | ... | Headwaiter François | |
| Clinton Sundberg | ... | Mike the Bartender | |
| Richard Beavers | ... | Singer ("The Girl on the Magazine Cover") |
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Irving Berlin's Easter Parade (USA) (complete title)
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107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #12947) |
South Korea:All |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
UK:U
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Judy Garland's husband, Vincente Minnelli, was originally slated to direct, but her psychiatrist advised them not to work together.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hannah is explaining to Don in the rehearsal room that she can't tell left from right, she says she normally wears a garter on her left leg so she can tell which is which. She touches her left leg to indicate this.
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Quotes:
[the bartender hands Don his drink]
Don Hewes: Can you drown a brunette in this?
Mike the Bartender: How tall is she?
Don Hewes: Five foot six.
Mike the Bartender: [filling the glass a little more] Try this.
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Don Hewes: Can you drown a brunette in this?
Mike the Bartender: How tall is she?
Don Hewes: Five foot six.
Mike the Bartender: [filling the glass a little more] Try this.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam'
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This is one of those movies to watch when you're having a lousy day. From the opening notes, you get a big grin on your face. By the time you get to the 2nd number "Drum Crazy", you're positively smiling ear-to-ear (if not banging on the furniture yourself, like I was. Sorry, mom).
Being a (failed) drummer myself, I absolutely loved this piece. A few weeks ago I saw "Daddy Long Legs" in which Fred also does a drum solo & dance. Folks, this cat really knows how to bang the tom toms. Rhythm is the foundation of dance, and Fred really shows his mastery of it, alongside his comedic antics.
Everything is colourful. Everything is graceful (camera work included). The sets (recreating 1912) are faithfully and magnificently done, particularly the scenes of New York City with horses, buggies, old storefronts and hundreds of extras dressed impeccably in Victorian attire. This movie will truly sweep you off your feet.
I can't wait to have another lousy day so that I can pop this bad boy in the DVD player.