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A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
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- classical in formformally daring
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“Is The Band Wagon better than An American in Paris?”
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“Is Fred Astaire the best thing in The Band Wagon?”
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jul 20247/10
Now I do watch quite a lot of horrors films, but it's been a while since I've seen something quite so un-nerving as Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse and Oscar Levant all dressed up as babies singing a song about having a gun! That rather sums up this entertainingly eclectic story that sees the theatrically flamboyant "Cordova" (Jack Buchanan) drafted in to try and inject some life into the lacklustre "Tony" (Astaire). He's been feeling a bit down in the dumps for ages and now that he's no longer the apple of anyone's eye, is downright dejected. Luckily for him (and us) his two friends "Les" (Levant) and "Lily" (Nanette Fabray) aren't giving up. Problem? Well they have to find him a co-star for his new show - and when they alight on the somewhat highly-strung "Gabrielle" (Charisse) things don't exactly work. Indeed, she and "Tony" can barely bear to be in the same room as each other, much less share a stage - and so tantrums and stroppings galore ensue. It's all about the art, though, darling, as his pals use the toe-tapping "That's Entertainment" - a refrain frequently used throughout - to remind "Tony" that the clown with his pants falling down is all part of the job. Of course, there's
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Cast
- Fred AstaireTony Hunter
- Cyd CharisseGabrielle Gerard
- Oscar LevantLester Marton
- Nanette FabrayLily Marton
- Jack BuchananJeffrey Cordova
- James MitchellPaul Byrd
- Robert GistHal
- Ava GardnerAva Gardner (uncredited)
- Don BeddoeProducer (uncredited)
- Henry CordenOrchestra Leader (uncredited)
Crew
- Vincente MinnelliDirector
- Betty ComdenScreenplay
- Adolph GreenScreenplay
- Harry JacksonDirector of Photography
- Albert AkstEditor
- George WhiteEditor
- Arthur FreedProducer
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