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1. Cast

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     Fred Astaire

     Tony Hunter
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     Cyd Charisse

     Gabrielle Gerard
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     Oscar Levant

     Lester Marton
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     Nanette Fabray

     Lily Marton
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     Jack Buchanan

     Jeffrey Cordova, Theatre Director/Star
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     James Mitchell

     Paul Byrd, Choreographer

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Band_WagonThe Band Wagon - Wikipedia

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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. However, the play's director wants to make it a pretentious retelling of the Faust legend and brings in a prima ...

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     The Band Wagon (1953) - The Girl Hunt Ballet - Fred Astaire - Cyd Charisse - Classic Musical Comedy

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0045537The Band Wagon (1953) - IMDb

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   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.

   • 7.4/10 (13K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Musical, Romance

   • Director: Vincente Minnelli
   • Release Date: 1953-08-07

5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0045537The Band Wagon (1953) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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   The Band Wagon (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. Movies. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular ...

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7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › great-movie-the-bandThe Band Wagon movie review & film summary (1953) - Roger Ebert

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   Mar 27, 2005 · "The Band Wagon" (1953) came only a year after the same writers, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, wrote "Singin' in the Rain." Both are great backstage musicals, one about Hollywood, the other about Broadway, one starring Gene Kelly, the other Fred Astaire. "Singin' in the Rain" is a comedy, but "The Band Wagon" has a note of melancholy along ...

8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › band_wagonThe Band Wagon | Rotten Tomatoes

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   The Band Wagon. 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 ...

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   • Actors: Fred Astaire

   • Director: Vincente Minnelli
   • Produce Company: Metro Goldwyn Mayer

9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0045537The Band Wagon (1953) - Plot - IMDb

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   Synopsis. 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. His star on the wane, his life at a crossroads, Tony ...

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    Is this the Band Wagon a revue?

    • This The Band Wagon is not a revue. The plot concerns an aging musical film star Fred Astaire, talked into coming east by husband and wife writing team Nanette Fabray and Oscar Levant. They want him to do a Broadway show to revive his career.

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    Was the Band Wagon reworked?

    • In the film version of The Band Wagon, the song was reworked as a specialty number by jazz arranger Skip Martin to showcase all of Astaire's musical talents. The musical director was Adolph Deutsch and the production was designed by Oliver Smith working for the first time in motion pictures.

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    Where can I watch the Band Wagon?

    • Rent The Band Wagon on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. 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 kick-start his professional life.

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    Who wrote the songs in 'the Band Wagon'?

    • Some of the songs in the film had been created for the original 1931 Broadway musical by Schwartz and Dietz, also titled The Band Wagon, with a book by George S. Kaufman and starring Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. The movie's dances and musical numbers were staged by Michael Kidd .

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11. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleThe Band Wagon (1953) - Turner Classic Movies

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    Band Wagon, The (1953) -- (Movie Clip) That's Entertainment Bloviating director Cordova (Jack Buchanan) has just fallen from a platform while making his point, which he continues for Lester & Lily (Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray) and Tony (Fred Astaire), a now-famous tune by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, in Vincente Minnelli's The Band Wagon ...