Movie
Father of the Bride
Overview
Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Details
- Release date
- 1950-05-18
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Stanley T. Banks
- Joan Bennett as Ellie Banks
- Elizabeth Taylor as Kay Banks
- Don Taylor as Buckley Dunstan
- Billie Burke as Doris Dunstan
- Leo G. Carroll as Mr. Massoula
- Moroni Olsen as Herbert Dunstan
- Melville Cooper as Mr. Tringle
- Taylor Holmes as Warner
- Paul Harvey as Reverend Galsworthy
- Frank Orth as Joe
- Russ Tamblyn as Tommy Banks
Crew
- Vincente Minnelli - Director
- Frances Goodrich - Screenplay
- Albert Hackett - Screenplay
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