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Easter Parade

  • 19481948
  • GG
  • 1h 43m
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7.3/10
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Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
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A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.A nightclub performer hires a naive chorus girl to become his new dance partner to make his former partner jealous and to prove he can make any partner a star.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
10K
YOUR RATING
    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • Sidney Sheldon(screenplay)
    • Frances Goodrich(screenplay)
    • Albert Hackett(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Fred Astaire
    • Peter Lawford
    • Charles Walters
  • Writers
    • Sidney Sheldon(screenplay)
    • Frances Goodrich(screenplay)
    • Albert Hackett(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Judy Garland
    • Fred Astaire
    • Peter Lawford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar

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    Photos99

    Bert May and Ann Miller in Easter Parade (1948)
    Judy Garland and Peter Lawford in Easter Parade (1948)
    Fred Astaire and Patricia Jackson in Easter Parade (1948)
    Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Lola Albright, Shirley Ballard, Dolores Donlon, Patricia Edwards, Marjorie Jackson, and Ruth Hall in Easter Parade (1948)
    Easter Parade (1948)
    Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
    Fred Astaire and Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948)
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    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Hannah Brown
    Fred Astaire
    Fred Astaire
    • Don Hewes
    Peter Lawford
    Peter Lawford
    • Jonathan Harrow III
    Ann Miller
    Ann Miller
    • Nadine Hale
    Jules Munshin
    Jules Munshin
    • Headwaiter François
    Clinton Sundberg
    Clinton Sundberg
    • Mike the Bartender
    Richard Beavers
    Richard Beavers
    • Singer ("The Girl on the Magazine Cover")
    John Albright
    • Western Union Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    Lola Albright
    Lola Albright
    • Hat Model
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Passerby on Street
    • (uncredited)
    Shirley Ballard
    • Showgirl
    • (uncredited)
    Norman S. Barker
    • Trombone player in bar
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Bates
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Bell
    • Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Bert
    • Florist
    • (uncredited)
    Lulu Mae Bohrman
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Diner at Rooftop Show
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
      • Charles Walters
    • Writers
      • Sidney Sheldon(screenplay)
      • Frances Goodrich(screenplay) (original story)
      • Albert Hackett(screenplay) (original story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Gene Kelly was originally scheduled to play Don, but he broke his ankle when he stamped his foot in anger after losing a volleyball game. It was his suggestion that he be replaced by Fred Astaire. Cyd Charisse was up for the role of Nadine, but a torn ligament in either one or both of her knees forced her to drop out. She was replaced by Ann Miller.
    • Goofs
      In the "Roof Garden" scene, Nadine is wearing high heels when she does the "Magazine Cover" number. In the wings at the end of it, she removes her headdress, discards her huge fan, and goes back onstage to call Don Hewes out of the crowd to dance their old number. Suddenly, she's wearing ballet slippers. In fact, in all of her scenes with Don, she wears flat shoes, so as not to tower over him.
    • Quotes

      Don Hewes: Miss Brown, what idiot ever told you you were a dancer?

      Hannah Brown: You did.

    • Alternate versions
      Judy Garland sings "Mr. Monotony" in a sequence cut from the film. An excerpt from the number was included in That's Entertainment! III (1994). The 2004 DVD box set release of all three That's Entertainment films contains a bonus DVD that includes the complete performance of this number.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Easter
      (uncredited)

      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Fred Astaire

      Performed also by Fred Astaire and Judy Garland

    User reviews98

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    7/10
    A couple of swells and a tuneful piece of work.
    Perhaps not quite reaching the heights that the talent involved suggests it should, Easter Parade is still none the less a delightful musical full of skill, vigour and heart warming attributes. The story sees Fred Astaire's Don Hewes getting dumped by his dance partner Nadine Hale {Ann Miller}. Vowing revenge, he boasts that he could get any basic lady performer and make her a star alongside him. Enter Judy Garland as chorus girl Hannah Brown…… But for a volleyball accident, Don Hewes would have been played by Gene Kelly, who suggested that since he was out of the picture, the makers should try and get Astaire on board. Astaire had retired from Hollywood but jumped at the chance to replace the then present incumbent of the role, Mickey Rooney. Worked out OK in the end, because, as was normally the way, Astaire gave another masterful song and dance performance. Garland on the other hand had to dig deep to enthuse the role with some quality. In a rut with the formula of the films she was making, and nearing exhaustion because of the hectic schedules, it took a guiding hand from Astaire to see her thru the production. The end result? Garland still managing to enchant and whisk the viewer to a nice place where troubles don't exist.

    The piece contains 17 of Irving Berlin's tunes, with Steppin' Out with My Baby and A Couple of Swells particularly standing out, with the latter expertly played out on a moving floor. While admirably supporting the principals is Peter Lawford as Jonathan Harrow III. It's a foot tapper to warm the cockles on a blustery winters day, never mind only at easter! 7/10
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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes

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