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The Band Wagon is a 1953 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway show will revive his career.
The Band Wagon: Directed by Vincente Minnelli. With Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray. A pretentiously artistic director is hired for a new Broadway musical and changes it beyond recognition.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Vincente Minnelli
- 1953-08-07
The Band Wagon (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 27, 2005 · Fred Astaire stars as a has-been hoofer who tries to make a comeback on Broadway in this backstage musical by Vincente Minnelli. The film features Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray and a Faustian musical that flops.
Famous musical movie star Tony Hunter (Fred Astaire) fears his career may be on the skids, but his friends, Lester (Oscar Levant) and Lily (Nanette Fabray), have written a Broadway vehicle to...
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- Fred Astaire
- Vincente Minnelli
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Fred Astaire plays song-and-dance man Tony Hunter, whose top-hat-and-tails brand of movie musical has become passé. As the movie opens, a Hollywood memorabilia auctioneer tries to sell off a hat and cane that once belonged to Hunter, but he literally can't get 50 cents for them.
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Band Wagon, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) A Shine On Your Shoes Faded movie star Tony (Fred Astaire) hanging in a Manhattan arcade, kicks into a famous number, Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's "A Shine On Your Shoes," choreography by Michael Kidd, Leroy Daniels featured, in The Band Wagon, 1953.
