Father of the Bride (1950)
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.
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Writing credits: Edward Streeter, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Cast:
Spencer Tracy .... Stanley T. Banks
Joan Bennett .... Ellie Banks
Elizabeth Taylor .... Kay Banks
Don Taylor .... Buckley Dunstan
Billie Burke .... Doris Dunstan
Leo G. Carroll .... Mr. Massoula
Moroni Olsen .... Herbert Dunstan
Melville Cooper .... Mr. Tringle
Taylor Holmes .... Warner
Paul Harvey .... Reverend A.I. Galsworthy
Frank Orth .... Joe
Russ Tamblyn .... Tommy Banks
Tom Irish .... Ben Banks
Marietta Canty .... Delilah
Richard Alexander .... Moving man
Fay Baker .... Miss Bellamy (Stanley's secretary)
Oliver Blake .... Engagement party guest
Lillian Bronson .... Teacher
Joe Brown Jr. .... Moving man
Frank Cady .... Timid engagement party gust
Carleton Carpenter .... Usher
Chris Drake .... Usher
Jacqueline Duval .... Bridesmaid
Bess Flowers .... Wedding reception guest
Edward Gargan .... Moving man
Sherry Hall .... Engagement party guest
Jim Hayward .... Moving man
Thomas Browne Henry .... Stranger
Stuart Holmes .... Wedding guest in dream
Frank Hyers .... Duffy (cameraman)
Billy Mahan .... Groomsman
Paul Maxey .... Heavy-set engagement party guest
Harold Miller .... Wedding Reception Guest
Roger Moore .... Engagement party guest
Gil Perkins .... Moving man
Ralph Peters .... Moving man
William 'Bill' Phillips .... Foreman of moving men
Dewey Robinson .... Moving man
Charles Smith .... Usher
Mary Jane Smith .... Bridesmaid
Douglas Spencer .... Fritz (the organist)
Peter M. Thompson .... Usher
Nancy Valentine .... Maid of Honor
Willard Waterman .... Dixon (engagement party guest)
Dick Wessel .... Moving man
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
Original Music by Adolph Deutsch
Non-Original Music by Ray Noble (song "Goodnight Sweetheart")
Cinematography by John Alton (director of photography)
Film Editing by Ferris Webster
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons, Leonid Vasian
Set Decoration by Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design by Walter Plunkett (men's costumes)
Helen Rose (women's costumes)
Makeup Department Jack Dawn .... makeup designer
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair designer
Terry Miles .... makeup artist
Lorraine Roberson .... hair stylist
William Tuttle .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Production Management Al Shenberg .... production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Directo
Marvin Stuart .... assistant director
Art Department F. Keogh Gleason .... associate set decorator
Sound Department Douglas Shearer .... recording supervisor
Standish J. Lambert .... sound
Other crew:
Salvador Dalí .... designer: dream sequence
Jack Aldworth .... script supervisor
Joe DeAce .... grip
Ed Hubbell .... still photographer
Runtime: 92 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Argentina:Atp / Australia:G / Canada:G / Spain:13 /
UK:U / USA:Approved (PCA #14439) / USA:Not Rated (DVD rating)
/ Germany:12
Trivia: The premiere of this film took place two days after Elizabeth Taylor's real-life
marriage to "Nicky" Conrad Hilton Jr.. The publicity surrounding the event is credited
with helping to make the film so successful.
Goofs: Continuity: At the party to announce the engagement, Stanley is fixing drinks,
and opens two Cokes which spray all over him. In the next shot, the bottle opener
has disappeared from the kitchen cabinet, and a bottle of Brandy appears in his
hand, which he must put down to wait on the next person.
Quotes: Stanley T. Banks: Who giveth this woman? "This woman." But she's not
a woman. She's still a child. And she's leaving us. What's it going to be like to come
home and not find her? Not to hear her voice calling "Hi, Pops" as I come in? I
suddenly realized what I was doing. I was giving up Kay. Something inside me
began to hurt.
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination.
Tagline: The Bride gets the THRILLS! Father gets the BILLS!
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