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The Band Wagon (1953)

07/08/1953 (US)Music, Comedy, Romance1h 52m
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Overview

A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Fred Astaire

      Fred Astaire

      Tony Hunter

    2. Cyd Charisse

      Cyd Charisse

      Gabrielle Gerard

    3. Oscar Levant

      Oscar Levant

      Lester Marton

    4. Nanette Fabray

      Nanette Fabray

      Lily Marton

    5. Jack Buchanan

      Jack Buchanan

      Jeffrey Cordova

    6. James Mitchell

      James Mitchell

      Paul Byrd

    7. Robert Gist

      Robert Gist

      Hal

    8. Ava Gardner

      Ava Gardner

      Ava Gardner (uncredited)

    9. Don Beddoe

      Don Beddoe

      Producer (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 16, 2024

    Now I do watch quite a lot of horrors films, but it's been a while since I've seen something quite so un-nerving as Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Oscar Levant all dressed up as babies singing a song about having a gun! That rather sums up this entertainingly eclectic story that sees the theatrically flamboyant "Cordova" (Jack Buchanan) drafted in to try and inject some life into the lacklustre "Tony" (Astaire). He's been feeling a bit down in the dumps for ages and now that he's no longer the apple of anyone's eye, is downright dejected. Luckily for him (and us) his two friends "Les" (Levant)...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$2,900,000.00

    Revenue$3,500,000.00

    Keywords

    • new york city
    • musical
    • top hat
    • choreographer
    • broadway
    • grand central station
    • ballerina
    • fading star