The Band Wagon (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Get Aboard!
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.

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Cast

Fred Astaire Fred Astaire As: Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse As: Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant Oscar Levant As: Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray Nanette Fabray As: Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan Jack Buchanan As: Jeffrey Cordova
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Storyline

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


Tagline: Get Aboard!
Certification: AL

Details

Genres: Music, Comedy, Romance

Language: Français, English

Release Date: 07 August 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 112m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget: $2,900,000

Revenue: $3,500,000

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Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Tony Hunter

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Gabrielle Gerard

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Lester Marton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Lily Marton

Jack Buchanan

Jack Buchanan

Jeffrey Cordova

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Paul Byrd

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Hal

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Producer (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Passenger on Train (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Train Passenger (uncredited)

India Adams

India Adams

Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Investor (uncredited)

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Bert Stevens

Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)

Brandon Beach

Brandon Beach

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Leroy Daniels

Leroy Daniels

Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

Dorinda Clifton

Dancer (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Man on Train (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Madge Blake

Investor (uncredited)

James Carlisle

James Carlisle

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Dick Cherney

Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman

Waiter (uncredited)

Roy Engel

Roy Engel

Reporter (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Stagehand (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

Herschel Graham

Herschel Graham

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

John Lupton

John Lupton

Jack - Prompter (uncredited)

Ann McCrea

Ann McCrea

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

Manuel París

Manuel París

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Reporter (uncredited)

Hal Taggart

Hal Taggart

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Man on Train (uncredited)

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Rudy Germane

Rudy Germane

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed By

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Jerry Thorpe

Jerry Thorpe

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Arthur Freed

Arthur Freed

Producer

Roger Edens

Roger Edens

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Mary Ann Nyberg

Mary Ann Nyberg

Costume Design

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Designer

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney Guilaroff

Hairstylist

John Truwe

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

Sound

Douglas Shearer

Douglas Shearer

Recording Supervision

Adolph Deutsch

Adolph Deutsch

Music Director

Skip Martin

Skip Martin

Orchestrator

Alexander Courage

Alexander Courage

Orchestrator

Howard Dietz

Howard Dietz

Songs

Arthur Schwartz

Arthur Schwartz

Songs

Conrad Salinger

Conrad Salinger

Orchestrator

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Harry Jackson

Harry Jackson

Director of Photography

Robert Brower

Robert Brower

Other

Henri Jaffa

Henri Jaffa

Other

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

E. Preston Ames

E. Preston Ames

Art Direction

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. Willis

Set Decoration

Oliver Smith

Oliver Smith

Production Design

F. Keogh Gleason

F. Keogh Gleason

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Michael Kidd

Michael Kidd

Choreographer

Warren Newcombe

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

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