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The Band Wagon

Year:

1953

Duration:

112 min (Turner library print) (copyright length)

Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1953-08-07

Filming Locations: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Ann McCrea

Fred Astaire

Tony Hunter

Cyd Charisse

Gabrielle Gerard

Oscar Levant

Lester Marton

Nanette Fabray

Lily Marton

Jack Buchanan

Jeffrey Cordova

James Mitchell

Paul Byrd

Robert Gist

Hal

India Adams

Gabrielle Gerard

Fred Aldrich

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Stagehand (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson

Train Porter (uncredited)

Barbara Bailey

Dancer (uncredited)

Patsy Bangs

Dancer (uncredited)

Lysa Baugher

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Ralph Beaumont

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Producer (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Investor (uncredited)

Herman Boden

Dancer (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Waiter (uncredited)

Joe Brockman

Hansom Driver (uncredited)

Robert Burton

Caterer (uncredited)

Sue Casey

Tall Girl in Arcade (uncredited)

Lyle Clark

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

Dancer (uncredited)

Joan Collenette

Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Colton

Dancer (uncredited)

James Conaty

First Nighter (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Pinkie Corrigan

Dancer (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Lillian Culver

Investor (uncredited)

Dick D'Arcy

Dancer (uncredited)

Leroy Daniels

Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

Fred Datig Jr.

Usher (uncredited)

Dulcie Day

Woman in Lobby (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Dowager First Nighter (uncredited)

Jack Dodds

Dancer (uncredited)

George Economides

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Michael Economides

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Reporter (uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Investor (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Fitter (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Stagehand (uncredited)

Gwenn Fields

Woman in Arcade (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Lady on Train / Extra in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Passenger on Train (uncredited)

Bill Foster

Acrobatic Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Wymer Gard

Usher (uncredited)

Ava Gardner

Herself (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Marion Gray

Investor (uncredited)

Shelah Hackett

Dancer (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

Mary Hammond

Dancer (uncredited)

Dee Hartford

2nd Model in 'Girl Hunt Ballet' (uncredited)

Eden Hartford

Girl in 'Girl Hunt Ballet' Sequence (uncredited)

Sam Hearn

Agent (uncredited)

Julie Hedin

Woman in Arcade (uncredited)

Al Hill

Arcade Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)

Harlan Hoagland

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Investor (uncredited)

Jimmie Horan

Man at Arcade (uncredited)

Curtis Loys Jackson Jr.

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Reporter (uncredited)

Mario Lamm

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Judy Landon

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Shirley Lopez

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

William Lundy

Dancer (uncredited)

John Lupton

Jack - Prompter (uncredited)

Alan Marston

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Judy Matson

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence (uncredited)

Matt Mattox

Featured Dancer (uncredited)

Bert May

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Helen McAllister

Dancer (uncredited)

Frank McClure

Investor (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney

Prop Man (uncredited)

Mary Menzies

Dancer (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

Nolie Miller

Dancer (uncredited)

Lawrence Montaigne

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ben Moselle

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Peggy Murray

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Julie Newmar

Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

Loulie Jean Norman

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Man on Train (uncredited)

Manuel París

Waiter (uncredited)

Paul Power

Man in Lobby (uncredited)

Marilyn Radcliff

Dancer (uncredited)

Frank Radcliffe

Dancer (uncredited)

Elynne Ray

Dancer in Troupe (uncredited)

Charles Regan

Stagehand (uncredited)

Jack Regas

Dancer (uncredited)

Phil Rhodes

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Joette Robinson

Dancer (uncredited)

Cecile Rogers

Dancer (uncredited)

Barbara Ruick

Passenger on Train (uncredited)

Dick Sands

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Reporter (uncredited)

George Sherwood

Investor (uncredited)

Eddie Lou Simms

Man in Arcade (uncredited)

Earl Spainard

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Robert Spencer

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Harry Stanton

Investor (uncredited)

Bob Stebbins

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

Lotte Stein

Cordova's German Chambermaid (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

Norman Stevens

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Roberta Stevenson

Dancer (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

Stagehand (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Special Effects Man (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Jack Tesler

Ivan (uncredited)

Jimmy Thompson

Jimmy (uncredited)

Dee Turnell

Barbara (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Man on Train (uncredited)

Glen Walters

Woman in Arcade (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

Bobby (uncredited)

Crystal White

Dancer (uncredited)

Smoki Whitfield

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Marc Wilder

Dancer (uncredited)

Stuart Wilson

Reporter (uncredited)

Gloria Wood

Singer in 'That's Entertainment' Sequence (uncredited)

Wilson Wood

Can-Toss Booth Operator (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Many of the props, sets, and costumes for the huge production number that goes wrong in rehearsal in Boston are from Lovely to Look At (1952), Ziegfeld Follies (1945) and An American in Paris (1951).

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After Les and Lilly have their fight in the alley, Les heads for the bar across the street. In the background you can see a poster for the play "Every Night At Seven". This was the title of the play that Fred Astaire and Jane Powell starred in in the movie Royal Wedding (1951).

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Several times in the film you see theatre marquees or posters showing the title "The Proud Land" - especially in the "Girl Hunt" ballet number. This is the title of a novel featured in the plot of Vincente Minnelli's film from the previous year The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).

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Goofs

When Tony Hunter sings "A Shine On My Shoes", the upside down reflection of the cameraman and some crew members can be seen in the funny mirror.

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After the Oedipus number, Cordova buttons his jacket crookedly. In the next scene it is correctly buttoned.

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When Hunter exits the train upon arrival in New York at Grand Central Station, he passes a "Santa Fe" railroad car. The Santa Fe didn't operate east of Chicago.

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Quotes

Tony Hunter: No, don't say it - "Tony Hunter! 1953!" I hereby declare my independence. Tony Hunter, 1776.

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Lily Marton: We're not fighting! We're in complete agreement! We hate each other!

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Jeffrey Cordova: There is no difference between the magic rhythms of Bill Shakespeare's immortal verse, and the magic rhythms of Bill Robinson's immortal feet.

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