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Easter Parade
The Happiest Musical Ever Made is...
On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protege Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.
- Original title
- Easter Parade
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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Dec 26, 2024 · via TMDB
After he's left a bit high and dry by his established partner "Nadine" (Ann Miller), acclaimed song and dance man "Hewes" (Fred Astaire) makes a rather drunken promise to their pal "Jonathan" (Peter Lawford) that her replacements are ten-a-penny. The words are barely out of his mouth when he encounters "Hannah" (Judy Garland) who's making $15 a week as a dancer on the stage in a club. She has potential, thinks he, and so he ups her wages a bit and invites her to train with him. From here on in, this plot is fairly predictable so don't expect anything remotely left-field. What we do get, though, is a classy and charming romance that's peppered with half a dozen energetically choreographed routines that prove quite a feat for a woman usually wearing six-inch heels and an ankle-length skirt! Obviously, everyone does their own singing - to the likes of Irving Berlin's "It Only Happens When I Dance With You"; "A Couple of Swells" and the title track and these songs showcase not just the powerful voice of Garland, but also of the fainter but equally soothing dulcets of the dapper Astaire too. Lawford doesn't really trouble the scorers but does enough and Miller plays the increasingly irked "Nadine' - "Shakin' the Blues Away", quite entertainingly as the film gathers pace. It's precision film-making at it's most natural, is colourful, lively, occasionally quite pithily written and well worth a watch.
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Judy Garland
Hannah Brown
Fred Astaire
Don Hewes
Peter Lawford
Jonathan Harrow III
Ann Miller
Nadine Hale
Jules Munshin
François
Clinton Sundberg
Mike
Richard Beavers
Singer
Lola Albright
Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
Shirley Ballard
Showgirl (uncredited)
June Gale
(uncredited)
Joi Lansing
Hat Model / Showgirl (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Policeman (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Diner in Restaurant (uncredited)
Jeni Le Gon
Essie (uncredited)
Sara Shane
Showgirl (uncredited)
Don Anderson
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
Dante DiPaolo
Dancer (uncredited)
Jimmie Dodd
Cabby (uncredited)
Dolores Donlon
Showgirl (uncredited)
Harry Fox
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ruth Hall
Showgirl (uncredited)
Helene Heigh
Hat Shop Owner (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Max Linder
Audience Member (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Audience Member (uncredited)
Matt Mattox
Dancer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Diner (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Drugstore Patron (uncredited)
Richard Neill
Audience Member (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Diner (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Hotel Detective (uncredited)
Dick Simmons
Al (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Aline Towne
Salesgirl (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
Dancer (uncredited)
Benay Venuta
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Sam Leavitt
Camera Operator
Natalie Kalmus
Other
Irene
Costume Design
Sydney Guilaroff
Hair Designer
Charles Walters
Choreographer
Fred Astaire
Choreographer
Charles Walters
Director
Irving Berlin
Music
Johnny Green
Music Director
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Irving Berlin
Original Music Composer
Johnny Green
Original Music Composer
Irving Berlin
Songs
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
Douglas Shearer
Sound Recordist
Irving Berlin
Lyricist
Albert Hackett
Original Story
Frances Goodrich
Original Story
Albert Hackett
Screenplay
Frances Goodrich
Screenplay
Sidney Sheldon
Screenplay
Guy Bolton
Writer
Channa Sachi Muchi
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New York City, New York
Jul 8, 1948
