The Band Wagon (1953)
Overview
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,900,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,500,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.149 |
Directed By
Vincente Minnelli
Crew
Betty Comden
Arthur Freed
Harry Jackson
Cedric Gibbons
George White
Vincente Minnelli
Adolph Green
Albert Akst
E. Preston Ames
Mary Ann Nyberg
Douglas Shearer
William Tuttle
John Truwe
Sydney Guilaroff
Jerry Thorpe
Michael Kidd
Robert Brower
Edwin B. Willis
Oliver Smith
Arthur Schwartz
Conrad Salinger
Skip Martin
Adolph Green
Howard Dietz
Alexander Courage
F. Keogh Gleason
Betty Comden
Adolph Deutsch
Henri Jaffa
Warren Newcombe
Roger Edens
TOP CAST
Fred Astaire
Tony Hunter
Cyd Charisse
Gabrielle Gerard
Oscar Levant
Lester Marton
Nanette Fabray
Lily Marton
Jack Buchanan
Jeffrey Cordova
James Mitchell
Paul Byrd
Robert Gist
Hal
Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Producer (uncredited)
Henry Corden
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Steve Forrest
Passenger on Train (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Train Passenger (uncredited)
India Adams
Gabrielle Gerard (singing voice) (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
Auctioneer (uncredited)
Thurston Hall
Colonel Tripp (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Investor (uncredited)
Julie Newmar
Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Drunk Outside Arcade (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Bystander in Girl Hunt Ballet (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Auction Guest (uncredited)
Leroy Daniels
Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton
Dancer (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
Man on Train (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Investor (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Audience Member (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Waiter (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Reporter (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Stagehand (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
John Lupton
Jack - Prompter (uncredited)
Ann McCrea
Chorus Member in Hotel Suite (uncredited)
Manuel París
Waiter (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Reporter (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Man on Train (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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