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Royal Wedding (1951) -- Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding...

Overview

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6.7/10   1,491 votes
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Director:
Stanley Donen
Writers:
Alan Jay Lerner (story)
Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 March 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Trite Script, Colorless Love Interests, But OH! THAT DANCING more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Fred Astaire ... Tom Bowen
Jane Powell ... Ellen Bowen
Peter Lawford ... Lord John Brindale
Sarah Churchill ... Anne Ashmond
Keenan Wynn ... Irving Klinger / Edgar Klinger
Albert Sharpe ... James Ashmond
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Wedding Bells (UK)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of James Finlayson, who has an unbilled bit as a cab driver. more
Quotes:
Tom Bowen: I wonder what the groom is doing today.
Ellen Bowen: Why don't you call him up and ask him?
Tom Bowen: Very funny.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "The Churchills" (1996) more
Soundtrack:
EV'RY NIGHT AT SEVEN more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Trite Script, Colorless Love Interests, But OH! THAT DANCING, 14 April 2001
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Author: Bob-45 from Savannah, GA

I wouldn't waste the keystrokes to comment on the trite story in ROYAL WEDDING. Worse, Sarah Churchill can't dance and has no chemistry with Fred Astaire. HOWEVER, Jane Powell is WONDERFUL as Astaire's sister. She's even more impressive here than in the wonderful SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS. And, OH! THOSE DANCE NUMBERS. Astaire's singles numbers are the BEST dancing I've ever seen in a movie. His numbers with Powell are equally marvelous. Great music, great songs. Forget the romance (and weak comedy with Keenan Wynn) and enjoy the music and dance. SUPERFINE!

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