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The Band Wagon

Vincente Minnelli

1953 • 1h 52m

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

The Band Wagon

Theatrical Trailer

Cast

Fred Astaire

Fred AstaireTony Hunter

Cyd Charisse

Cyd CharisseGabrielle Gerard

Oscar Levant

Oscar LevantLester Marton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette FabrayLily Marton

Jack Buchanan

Jack BuchananJeffrey Cordova

James Mitchell

James MitchellPaul Byrd

Robert Gist

Ava Gardner

Ava GardnerAva Gardner (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don BeddoeProducer (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Henry CordenOrchestra Leader (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Steve ForrestPassenger on Train (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess FlowersTrain Passenger (uncredited)

India AdamsGabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas FowleyAuctioneer (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston HallColonel Tripp (uncredited)

Crew

Cedric Gibbons

Cedric GibbonsArt Direction

Vincente Minnelli

Vincente MinnelliDirector

Adolph Green

Adolph GreenStory

Douglas Shearer

Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision

William Tuttle

William TuttleMakeup Designer

Sydney Guilaroff

Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist

Jerry Thorpe

Jerry ThorpeAssistant Director

Michael Kidd

Michael KiddChoreographer

Edwin B. Willis

Edwin B. WillisSet Decoration

Alexander Courage

Alexander CourageOrchestrator

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The Band Wagon (1953) — Backlot Notes