Rent Easter Parade (1948)
3.9 of 5 from 87 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
- Strolling along 5th Avenue or going on the bum as 'A Couple of Swells', Judy Garland and Fred Astaire lead a parade of music and gotta-dance fun in this never-ending delight...
- Actors:
- Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, Clinton Sundberg, Richard Beavers, John Albright, Lola Albright, Shirley Ballard, Jimmy Bates, Hal Bell, Margaret Bert, Ralph Brooks, Peter Chong, Dante DiPaolo, Jimmie Dodd, Dolores Donlon, Patricia Edwards, Fern Eggen
- Directors:
- Charles Walters
- Producers:
- Arthur Freed
- Writers:
- Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
- Others:
- Johnny Green, Roger Edens
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Music & Musicals
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/03/2013
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0, English Audio Description, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German Dolby Digital 1.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, English, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Spanish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by Ava Astaire McKenzie and John Fricke
- Easier Parade: On the Avenue
- Mr. Monotony Outtake
- Mr. Monotony Dailies
- Radio Promo
- 3/22/1951 Screen Guild Theater Broadcast
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Easter Parade
Classic Musical. - Easter Parade review by Steve
Sumptuous MGM musical romance with wonderful stars and memorable songs by Irving Berlin. Plus the period fashions in gorgeous, vibrant Technicolor. This is among the very best of many nostalgic eulogies to the golden age of vaudeville made after WWII.
Fred Astaire plays a minor celebrity on the musical revue circuit. When his dance/romance partner (Ann Miller) quits both roles to appear on Broadway, the ballroom hoofer decides to pull a chorus girl (Judy Garland) out of a low-class night club act and make her a star.
Though this eventually leads to his routine evolving into a new style to accommodate her special singing talent. Of course she falls in love with him… and it’s a slim story, often told. But the narrative is only there to support some magical musical numbers, including the legendary A Couple of Swells…
Fred performs the phenomenal jazz age celebration, Steppin’ Out With My Baby and combines with Miller for a knockout ballroom duet, It Only Happens When I Dance With You. Plus the instant hit of the title song. And many more. None of this is profound, but all of superior quality. A smile is guaranteed.
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