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The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

7,2 /10 (246 Votes)
1953 EN 112 min

Overview

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

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Release date

07/08/1953

Votes

246

Popularity

2.4

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

112 min

Budget

$2,900,000

Revenue

$3,500,000

Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire

Tony Hunter

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Gabrielle Gerard

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Lester Marton

Nanette Fabray

Nanette Fabray

Lily Marton

Jack Buchanan

Jack Buchanan

Jeffrey Cordova

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Paul Byrd

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Hal

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Producer (uncredited)

Henry Corden

Henry Corden

Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

Steve Forrest

Steve Forrest

Passenger on Train (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Train Passenger (uncredited)

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India Adams

Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

Colonel Tripp (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Investor (uncredited)

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Salon Model / Chorine in Ballet (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Colin Kenny

Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Train Station Passenger (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Bystander in Ballet (uncredited)

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Brandon Beach

Auction Guest (uncredited)

Leroy Daniels

Leroy Daniels

Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

Dorinda Clifton

Dorinda Clifton

Dancer (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Man on Train (uncredited)

Madge Blake

Madge Blake

Investor (uncredited)

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James Carlisle

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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Dick Cherney

Audience Member (uncredited)

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Tom Coleman

Waiter (uncredited)

No photo

Roy Engel

Reporter (uncredited)

Al Ferguson

Al Ferguson

Stagehand (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

Jack Gargan

Hotel Doorman (uncredited)

No photo

Herschel Graham

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Ted Jordan

Ted Jordan

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

John Lupton

John Lupton

Jack (uncredited)

Ann McCrea

Ann McCrea

Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)

Manuel París

Manuel París

Waiter (uncredited)

Frank J. Scannell

Frank J. Scannell

Reporter (uncredited)

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Hal Taggart

(uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Herb Vigran

Man on Train (uncredited)

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Dick Gordon

Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

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Rudy Germane

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander

Stagehand (uncredited)

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George Ford

Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Investor (uncredited)

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Harry Stanton

Investor (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-07-16

⭐ 7

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)…

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