Wednesday, October 29, 2008

#82. The Band Wagon (1953)


Director: Vincente Minnelli
Screenplay: Berry Comden & Adolph Green
Cast: Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nannette Fabray, Jack Buchanan, James Mitchell

Quote: "The shows a big hit, Tony...it's going to run a long time. As far as I'm concerned, it's going to run forever."

A wacky take on putting up an overly extravagant show in Broadway, we join the journey of 5 "show-people" who does everything that would eventually lead to the shows biggest downfalls. The exaggerating director Jeffrey Cordova (Jack Buchanan), the aging Hollywood star who wants a comeback, Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire), the beautiful but disagreeing ballet dancer/leading lady Gabrielle Gerard (Cyd Charisse) and the high tempered, always fighting, man-and-wife writers (Oscar Levant and Nannette Fabray). Will they ever put their show "The Band Wagon" up?

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