Movie
The Band Wagon
Overview
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Details
- Release date
- 1953-08-07
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Music, Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Fred Astaire as Tony Hunter
- Cyd Charisse as Gabrielle Gerard
- Oscar Levant as Lester Marton
- Nanette Fabray as Lily Marton
- Jack Buchanan as Jeffrey Cordova
- James Mitchell as Paul Byrd
- Robert Gist as Hal
- Ava Gardner as Ava Gardner (uncredited)
- Don Beddoe as Producer (uncredited)
- Henry Corden as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
- Steve Forrest as Passenger on Train (uncredited)
- Bess Flowers as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
- Vincente Minnelli - Director
- Betty Comden - Screenplay
- Adolph Green - Screenplay
- Betty Comden - Story
- Adolph Green - Story
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