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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) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance See more »
Plot:
Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. See more »
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
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Wedding Bells Keep Ringing for the Ladies of Satc?
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Wedding Bells: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart
 (From PopStar. 16 September 2009, 11:55 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
More Fun Than Any Wedding I Have Ever Been To. See more (43 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bea Allen ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Les Baxter ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Wilson Benge ... Eddie (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Ellen's Maid (uncredited)
Francis Bethencourt ... Charles Gordon (uncredited)
Jack Boyle ... Dancer (uncredited)
William Cabanne ... Dick (uncredited)
Andre Charisse ... Steward (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)

Mae Clarke ... Telephone Operator #1 (uncredited)
Carmen Clifford ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Royal Attendant (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Joan Dale ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Jack Daley ... Pop (uncredited)
Towyna Dally ... Minor Role (uncredited)
Italia DeNubila ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Helen Dickson ... Woman in Carriage with Lord John (uncredited)
Marietta Elliott ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... Royal Attendant (uncredited)
James Fairfax ... Harry (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
James Finlayson ... Cabby (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Alex Frazer ... Chester - Tom's Valet (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Bartender (uncredited)
Shirley Glickman ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Betty Hannon ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Jean Harrison ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Doreen Hayward ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
John Hedloe ... Billy (uncredited)
James Horne Jr. ... Young Man (uncredited)
Marian Horosko ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Wendy Howard ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Tommy Hughes ... Singing Man (uncredited)
Charlotte Hunter ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Delos Jewkes ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Gwen L. Jones ... Specialty in 'What a Lovely Day for a Wedding' Number (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Lucille Lamarr ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Janet Lavis ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Virginia Lee ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Judy Lenson ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Henri Letondal ... Purser (uncredited)
Judy London ... Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Lupino ... Singing Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Stanley Mann ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Svetlana McLe ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Sheila Meyers ... Dancer (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Man at Rehearsal (uncredited)
Phyllis Morris ... Singing Woman (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie ... Singing Doorman (uncredited)
Barry Norton ... Backstage Guest (uncredited)
Kerry O'Day ... Linda (uncredited)
Jetsy Parker ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... Onlooker on Street (uncredited)
Albert Pollet ... Steward (uncredited)
John R. Reilly ... Pete Cumberly (uncredited)
Ricky Ricardi ... Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Jean Rickert ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Viola Roache ... Sarah Ashmond (uncredited)
John Rogers ... Cockney in Pub (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo ... Bartender (uncredited)
Pat Simms ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Bert Stevens ... Military Officer on Street (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan ... Stagehand (uncredited)
David Thursby ... Singing Bobby (uncredited)
Dee Turnell ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Joan Vohs ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Dorothea Ward ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... Barbara (uncredited)
Eric Wilton ... Toasting Drinker at Bar (uncredited)
Helen Winston ... Telephone Operator #2 (uncredited)
Doris Wolcott ... Dancer in Haiti Number (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ... Drinker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stanley Donen 
 
Writing credits
Alan Jay Lerner (story)

Alan Jay Lerner (screenplay)

Produced by
Arthur Freed .... producer
 
Original Music by
Albert Sendrey (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Robert H. Planck (director of photography) (as Robert Planck)
 
Film Editing by
Albert Akst 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
Jack Martin Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair designer
William Tuttle .... makeup designer (as William J. Tuttle)
 
Production Management
Hugh Boswell .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arvid Griffen .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Alfred E. Spencer .... associate set decorator
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording supervisor
John A. Williams .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Derick Williams .... process shots: London (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Johnny Green .... musical director
Skip Martin .... orchestrator
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Johnny Green .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Conrad Salinger .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Albert Sendrey .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Nick Castle .... dances by
James Gooch .... technicolor color consultant
Henri Jaffa .... technicolor color consultant
Marilyn Christine .... dance assistant (uncredited)
Marjorie Dillon .... dance-in (uncredited)
Donn McElwaine .... publicist (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer .... dance-in (uncredited)
Dave Robel .... dance assistant (uncredited)
Howard Strickling .... publicity director (uncredited)
 
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Australia:PG (video rating) | Portugal:M/6
Filming Locations:
Culver City, California, USASee more »
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Charles Walters was originally signed to direct the film, but he quit when Judy Garland replaced June Allyson, as he refused to work with Garland again after Summer Stock (1950).See more »
Goofs:
Errors in geography: London streets have American fire hydrants. Also the same London bus drives backwards and forwards across the set.See 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 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
OPEN YOUR EYESSee more »

FAQ

When does Tom (Fred Astaire) dance on the walls and ceiling?
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User Reviews

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25 out of 28 people found the following review useful.
More Fun Than Any Wedding I Have Ever Been To., 6 October 2003
Author: tfrizzell from United States

After their act is broken up in New York, a brother/sister tap dance team (Fred Astaire and Jane Powell) travel to England and immediately fall in love with new acquaintances. Powell goes after royalty in the form of Peter Lawford and Astaire sets his eyes on Sarah Churchill. Which will win out in the end, their old dance routine or their new romantic interests? Pure Hollywood fluff here, but enjoyable for the time period nonetheless. One of the more under-rated musicals of the early-1950s. Astaire, getting up in years here, still shows amazing athleticism through the dance sequences. Not a bad time passer. 4 stars out of 5.

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