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Father of the Bride (1950)
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16 June 1950 (USA)
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You're invited . . . to a hilarious wedding ! more
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A father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, and the financial and organizational pain of arranging her wedding. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 1 nomination
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Spencer Tracy Catches the Bouquet
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Spencer Tracy | ... | Stanley T. Banks |
 | Joan Bennett | ... | Ellie Banks |
 | Elizabeth Taylor | ... | Katherine 'Kay' Banks |
| Don Taylor | ... | Buckley Dunstan |
 | Billie Burke | ... | Doris Dunstan |
| Leo G. Carroll | ... | Mr. Massoula |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Herbert Dunstan |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Mr. Tringle |
| Taylor Holmes | ... | Warner |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Reverend A.I. Galsworthy |
| Frank Orth | ... | Joe |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | Tommy Banks (as Rusty Tamblyn) |
| Tom Irish | ... | Ben Banks |
| Marietta Canty | ... | Delilah - the Maid |
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92 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Argentina:Atp |
Australia:G |
Canada:G |
Spain:13 |
UK:U |
USA:Approved (PCA #14439) |
USA:Not Rated (DVD rating) |
Germany:12
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In the film, one of the gifts Kay gets as a present is a Venus de Milo statue with a clock in the stomach, which Spencer Tracy refers to as a "stinker". This same gift makes its' way into the 1991 re-make among the presents, and is still not received well.
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Continuity: Early in the film in the scene where the Banks family are having a meal and talking about the forthcoming wedding the length of the candles on the table change from long, to short and back to long.
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Stanley T. Banks:
You fathers will understand. You have a little girl. She looks up to you. You're her oracle. You're her hero. And then the day comes when she gets her first permanent wave and goes to her first real party, and from that day on, you're in a constant state of panic.
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Referenced in Raging Bull (1980)
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An excellent vehicle for "Father of the Bride" Spencer Tracy. Mr. Tracy turns in an extremely engaging performance, under the direction of Vincente Minnelli. Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor are very beautiful; they look like they could be mother and daughter. Ms. Bennett works well with Tracy; overall, the characters form a "perfect" family. But, this isn't Arthur Miller. Some may find the Banks family dull.
Not to put it down (because it is a great movie), but I was really surprised that this family was "middle class"; they seemed too rich to be fretting about such things. This was 1950s "middle class"? Tracy's was the central performance. I liked his "nightmare/dream" sequences, and his narration helped in understanding the character. The ending, with Tracy and Bennett learning how to be closer, was sweet.
******** Father of the Bride (6/16/50) Vincente Minnelli ~ Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor