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The Band Wagon( 1953)

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Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Fred Astaire

      Tony Hunter

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      Cyd Charisse

      Gabrielle Gerard

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      Oscar Levant

      Lester Marton

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      Nanette Fabray

      Lily Marton

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      Jack Buchanan

      Jeffrey Cordova

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      James Mitchell

      Paul Byrd

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      Robert Gist

      Hal

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      Ava Gardner

      Ava Gardner (uncredited)

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      Don Beddoe

      Producer (uncredited)

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      Henry Corden

      Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

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      Steve Forrest

      Passenger on Train (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Train Passenger (uncredited)

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      India Adams

      Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)

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      Douglas Fowley

      Auctioneer (uncredited)

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      Thurston Hall

      Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Investor (uncredited)

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      Julie Newmar

      Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

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      Colin Kenny

      Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

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      Brandon Beach

      Auction Guest (uncredited)

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      Leroy Daniels

      Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

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      Dorinda Clifton

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      Emory Parnell

      Man on Train (uncredited)

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      Madge Blake

      Investor (uncredited)

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      James Carlisle

      Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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      Dick Cherney

      Audience Member (uncredited)

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      Tom Coleman

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Roy Engel

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Al Ferguson

      Stagehand (uncredited)

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      Jack Gargan

      Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

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      Herschel Graham

      Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

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      Ted Jordan

      Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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      John Lupton

      Jack - Prompter (uncredited)

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      Ann McCrea

      Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

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      Manuel París

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Frank J. Scannell

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Hal Taggart

      Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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      Herb Vigran

      Man on Train (uncredited)

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      Dick Gordon

      Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

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      Rudy Germane

      Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Tue 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) ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2900000.00

    Revenue

    3500000.00

    Keywords

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