The Band Wagon
- Original title
- The Band Wagon
- Year
- 1953
- Running time
- 112 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Fred Astaire
- Cyd Charisse
- Oscar Levant
- Nanette Fabray
- Ava Gardner
- Jack Buchanan
- James Mitchell
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Producer: Arthur Freed- Genre
- Musical | Stage Play
- Movie Groups
- The Broadway Melody
- Synopsis
- Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie and tails to be exact). The reporters are out for Ava Gardner, not him. But his old friends Lily and Les Martin have an idea for a funny little Broadway show and he agrees to do it. But things begin to get out of hand, when bigshot "artistic" director/producer/star Jeffrey Cordova joins the production, proclaims it's a modernistic Faust and insists on hiring a prima ballerina, Gabrielle Gerard, to star opposite Tony, and it's hate at first sight. And her jealous choreographer isn't helping to ease the tension. The show is doomed by pretentiousness. But romance, a "let's put on a show" epiphany, and a triumphant opening are waiting in the wings. After all, this is a musical comedy!
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1953: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Story and Screenplay, Costume Design color, Soundtrack (Musical)1953: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Musical Screenplay
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- 39 My Favorite Musicals (92)
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